gmina

Polish

noun
Definitions
  • commune; municipality; township; the first level of local government in Poland, below powiat (powiat) and województwo (województwo)
  • kahal; organized Jewish religious community (usually disambiguated as gmina żżydowska)

Etymology

Derived from German Gemeine derived from Middle High German gemeine (community, commune) derived from Old High German gimeinī derived from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz (common, shared, communal, general, public).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gamainiz

Gloss

common, shared, communal, general, public

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