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ge•mein•schaft
(Ger. gə mīn′shäft′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -schaf•ten (Ger. -shäf′tən).USA pronunciation (often cap.)
- Foreign Terms, Sociologyan association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common;
fellowship. - Foreign Terms, Sociology[Sociol.]a society or group characterized chiefly by a strong sense of common identity, close personal relationships, and an attachment to traditional and sentimental concerns. Cf. Gesellschaft.
- German: community, equivalent. to gemein common + -schaft -ship
- 1935–40
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