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Gemeinde.

municipality

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə/Germany/ɡeˈmaɪ̯ndɛ/[ɡ̊e-][-mɑɛ̯n-]Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. municipality

    feminine
    die zur Gemeinde gehörenden Einzelhöfe

  2. parish

    feminine
    von einer Gemeinde in die nächste versetzt werden

  3. church, congregation, assembly

    feminine
    es kam eine große Furcht über die ganze Gemeinde

  4. community

    collective · feminine
    die türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gemeinde, from Old High German gemeinida, probably from Proto-Germanic (though the exact formations vary among and within the later languages), from *gamainiz (“shared, communal”) or *gamainijaną (“to share”) + *-iþō; specifically as gemein (“common”) + -de. Compare Old High German gimeinî, Hunsrik Gemeind, Luxembourgish Gemeng, Dutch gemeente, Old Saxon gimēntha (gimênða), Middle Low German gemênte, gemêne, Old English ġemǣne, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (gamainþs), 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 (gamainei).

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