Etymology

stopstreet

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Today it means: An intersection having one or more stop signs; a stop intersection Full definition →

Afrikaans stopstraat
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  1. Afrikaans · derived fromstopstraat
  2. English todaystopstreet

From stop + street, a calque of Afrikaans stopstraat.

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