gemeente

Frisian (Western)

/ɣəˈmeːn.tə/

noun
Definitions
  • municipality, commune
  • congregation

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish gemeente (municipality, town) derived from Middle Dutch gemeende derived from Old Dutch *gimēnitha derived from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz (common, shared, communal, general, public).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gamainiz

Gloss

common, shared, communal, general, public

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