meubelboulevard

Compound of meubel (“furniture”) +‎ boulevard (“boulevard, avenue”). Originally used as the name of a specific furniture store district in Beverwijk, but used generically by the mid 1980s.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmøː.bəl.bu.ləˌvaːr/

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• Hyphenation: meu‧bel‧bou‧le‧vard

meubelboulevard m (plural meubelboulevards)

1. A spacious shopping area with many furniture stores, DIY stores and various home improvement stores, usually located at or near an industrial estate and provided with relatively much parking space. [from 1980s]

• woonboulevard