Dutch words for "zoo"

[walkitout]

"zoologisk have"
"dierentuin"
"dierenpark"
"diergaarde"
"wildpark"

Those are the ones I have found so far. I have been to a "dierenpark", and I thought that was the extent of the "words for zoo". Ha. Ha. Ha. It's entirely possible zoo is a legit Dutch word as well, I'm just not sure.

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[ethelmay.livejournal.com]

"Zoo" is used in the names of some of the Dutch zoos listed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Zoo_Federation (Nederlandse Vereniging van Dierentuinen).

yup

[walkitout]

And there's an entry in Dutch Wiktionary. It probably is a real Dutch word. Just like "Aqua" is a real Dutch word, thus "Aqua Zoo" is a legit name, even if it sort of doesn't sound quite right.

It's even in my Basiswoordenboek, so I'm going with, yeah, it's real.