gaandereij, noun

Forms:
Also gaanderij, gaandery.
Origin:
Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, from Dutch gaanderij long covered passage.
Architecture
agterkamer.
1927 C.G. Botha Social Life in Cape Col. 31The ‘gaandery,’ or large dining hall, led off from the ‘voorhuis’ from which it was separated by a screen of teak or some dark wood.
1984 Style Nov. 190The gaandereij at Morgenstêr with the table set for luncheon.
1987 G. Viney Col. Houses 52A four-leaved, half-glazed screen separated the paved voorkamer from the gaandereij.
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