Basis Zelfstandige Naamwoorden - Stadsplekken

a large public place in a town or a city that has grass and trees and people go to for walking, playing, and relaxing

park, stadspark

a public path for vehicles in a village, town, or city, usually with buildings, houses, etc. on its sides

straat, weg

an open piece of land in a city or town that is four-sided and is usually surrounded by buildings

plein, vierkant

a place where important cultural, artistic, historical, or scientific objects are kept and shown to the public

museum

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

bibliotheek

a place, usually a building, with a stage where plays and shows are performed

theater

a place where we pay to sit and eat a meal

restaurant

a small restaurant that sells drinks and meals

café, eetcafé

‌a large building or enclosed area, where many stores are placed

winkelcentrum, mall

a shop of any size or kind that sells goods

winkel, zaak

a financial institution that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services

bank

a place where children learn things from teachers

school

a large building where sick or injured people receive medical treatment and care

ziekenhuis, ziekenhuis (n)

a building where we give money to stay and eat food in when we are traveling

hotel, pension

a place where we can send letters, packages, etc., or buy stamps

postkantoor, post

a very large, often roofless, structure where sports events, etc. are held for an audience

stadion

a large place where planes take off and land, with buildings and facilities for passengers to wait for their flights

luchthaven

a building in which people who manage a city work

stadhuis, gemeentehuis

a building containing judicial courts, offices of judges, etc.

rechtbank, gerechtsgebouw

a place where trains regularly stop for passengers to get on and off

treinstation, station

a large store that we can go to and buy food, drinks and other things from

supermarkt, hypermarkt

a building where Christians go to worship and practice their religion

kerk

a place of worship, used by Muslims

moskee

a place of worship and religious study for Jews

synagoge, tempel

a building used for worshiping one or several gods, used by some religious communities, especially Buddhists and Hindus

tempel, heiligdom

the main business area of a city or town located at its center

centrum, downtown

an educational institution at the highest level, where we can study for a degree or do research

universiteit, hogeschool

a place where many kinds of animals are kept for exhibition, breeding, and protection

dierentuin, zoo

a structure built over a river, road, etc. that enables people or vehicles to go from one side to the other

brug

a shop where medicines are sold

apotheek

a place at the side of a road that is usually marked with a sign, where buses regularly stop for passengers

bushalte, busstation

an area in which people leave their vehicles

parkeerplaats, parkeren

a place in which works of art are shown or sold to the public

galerie, kunstgalerij

an area in a city or town that contains several buildings and is surrounded by four streets

blok, wijk

the office where a local police works

police station, politiepost

a building where firefighters stay and have the tools they need to help with fires and other emergencies

brandweerstation, brandweerkazerne

a place where alcoholic and other drinks and light snacks are sold and served

bar, café

a place that is open during nighttime in which people can dance, eat, and drink

nachtclub, discotheek

any major public road that connects cities or towns

snelweg, hoofdweg

a wide path made for cars, buses, etc. to travel along

weg, straat

a wide straight street in a town or a city, usually with buildings and trees on both sides

laan, avenue

a narrow passage between or behind buildings

steeg, gang

a wide street in a town or city, typically with trees on each side or in the middle

boulevard

a posted indicator providing information or directions on roads

wegwijzer, straatnaambord

a marked place where people walk across a street

oversteekplaats, pedestrian crossing

a set of lights, often colored in red, yellow, and green, that control the traffic on a road

verkeerslichten, verkeerssignalering

a piece of land in which dead people are buried, especially one that does not belong to a church

begraafplaats, necropolis

a building used as the office or residence of the officials who represent their government in another country

ambassade

a divided highway designed for high-speed traffic, typically with multiple lanes and limited access points

snelweg, autoweg

a structure that has walls, a roof, and sometimes many levels, like an apartment, house, school, etc.

gebouw, structuur