blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • blijf-van-mijn-lijf-huis (unofficial)

Etymology

Compound of blijf van mijn lijf (“stay way from my body, keep [your hands] off my body”) +‎ huis (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌblɛi̯(f).fɑn.mɛi̯nˈlɛi̯fˈɦœy̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: blijf-van-mijn-lijf‧huis

Noun

blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis n (plural blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuizen)

  1. women's shelter (shelter for female victims of domestic violence)
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