bovenwereld

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of boven +‎ wereld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboː.və(n)ˌʋeː.rəlt/
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  • Hyphenation: bo‧ven‧we‧reld

Noun

bovenwereld f (uncountable)

  1. the community of law-abiding people, the overworld
  2. Heaven, an afterlife or domain above the everyday world