gemeente

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɣəˈmeːn.tə/

noun
Definitions
  • municipality, commune
  • congregation

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch gemeende inherited from Old Dutch *gimēnitha derived from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz (common, shared, communal, general, public) suffix from Dutch, Flemish gemeen (common, mean, nasty).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

gemeen

Gloss

common, mean, nasty

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