Bruynzeelwoning

Compound of Bruynzeel +‎ woning

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrœy̯n.zeːlˌʋoː.nɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: Bruyn‧zeel‧wo‧ning
• Rhymes: -oːnɪŋ

Bruynzeelwoning f (plural Bruynzeelwoningen, diminutive Bruynzeelwoninkje n)

1. (Suriname) collective name for several models of prefabricated single-storey wooden houses, raised off the ground by concrete stilts, manufactured and popularised by the Bruynzeel timber company between 1950 and 1990
   • 1955 August 19, “De volkshuisvesting bouwt self-help en seriebouw op grote schaal [Public housing builds self-help and serial construction on a large scale]”, in De Surinamer‎, page 2:

     Momenteel heeft men op de meeste projecten een woning van de Bruynzeel maatschappij, waarover wij reeds bij de aankondiging schreven. Dit elegante woninkje, met drie slaapkamers[,] maakt thans een grote opgang onder de naam van Bruynzeelwoning.

     Currently, most projects have a house from the Bruynzeel company, which we already wrote about when they were announced. This elegant little three-bedroom house is now making great headway under the name of Bruynzeel house.

   • 2020 November 12, Moriah Leysner, “Bruynzeel in Suriname – Vergane Houten Glorie [Bruynzeel in Suriname - Faded Timber Glory]”, in Parbode‎, retrieved 15 July 2021:

     Druiventak is zelf opgegroeid in een Bruynzeelwoning die in 1959 is gebouwd, en nog steeds in goede staat verkeert.

     Mr Druiventak himself grew up in a Bruynzeel house built in 1959, which is still in good condition.