gəˈmīnˌshäft noun
( plural gemeinschaf·ten -tən)
Etymology: German, community, from gemein common, general (from Old High German gimeini ) + -schaft -ship (from Old High German -scaf )
: a spontaneously arising organismic social relationship characterized by strong reciprocal bonds of sentiment and kinship within a common code of tradition ; also : a community or society characterized by such a relationship — contrasted with gesellschaft