This is the 3961st most frequent Dutch word.
woonplaats
Place of residence.
Here, 'woonplaats' refers to where someone resides most of the time. It is commonly used to specify a person's primary living location.
Mijn huidige woonplaats is Amsterdam.
My current place of residence is Amsterdam.
'Woonplaats' in this sentence indicates the place someone lived before making life changes, emphasizing a transition.
Ze gaven hun woonplaats op en reisden de wereld rond.
They gave up their place of residence and traveled around the world.
In this context, 'woonplaats' is used formally as part of personal information collection in official documentation.