GEMEINSCHAFT


Meaning of GEMEINSCHAFT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gə-ˈmīn-ˌshäft ]

noun

Etymology: German, community, from gemein common, general (from Old High German gimeini ) + -schaft -ship — more at mean

Date: 1937

: a spontaneously arising organic social relationship characterized by strong reciprocal bonds of sentiment and kinship within a common tradition ; also : a community or society characterized by this relationship — compare gesellschaft

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