verbeterhuis

== Dutch == === Etymology === From verbeteren +‎ huis. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ver‧be‧ter‧huis === Noun === verbeterhuis n (plural verbeterhuizen, no diminutive) (history) a penitentiary or other house of correction (colloquial) a reformatory (school) ==== Synonyms ==== (penitentiary): tuchthuis (reformatory): verbeteringsgesticht, tuchtschool ==== Derived terms ==== stadsverbeterhuis