No. 3,961 in Dutch
woonplaats
Place of residence.
In a sentence
Mijn huidige woonplaats is Amsterdam.
My current place of residence is Amsterdam.
Here, 'woonplaats' refers to where someone resides most of the time. It is commonly used to specify a person's primary living location.
Ze gaven hun woonplaats op en reisden de wereld rond.
They gave up their place of residence and traveled around the world.
'Woonplaats' in this sentence indicates the place someone lived before making life changes, emphasizing a transition.
Het ingevulde formulier vraagt om uw woonplaats.
The completed form asks for your place of residence.
In this context, 'woonplaats' is used formally as part of personal information collection in official documentation.
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