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Gemeinschaft definition

Ge·mein·schaft (gə mīn′s̸häft′)

noun pl. Gemeinschaften -·schaf′·ten (-s̸häf′tən)

a social relationship between individuals which is based on common feeling, kinship, or membership in a community

Etymology: Ger, community < gemein, common + -schaft, -ship

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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