Gau

Significat (anglès)

1. (masculine,strong) shire; district
2. (historical,masculine,strong) an administrative unit of the Third Reich
3. (historical,masculine,strong) nome of ancient Egypt

Sinònims

Bezirk

Land

Gegend

Gemarkung

Herrschaftsgebiet

Kreis

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Landkreis

Landstrich

Ortsteil

Provinz

Region

Revier

Staat

Stadtteil

Stadtviertel

Territorium

Umgegend

Hoheitsgebiet

Kiez

Baufeld

Gemeindegebiet

Stadtgegend

Komitat

Abbaufeld

Gespanschaft

Gebiet

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɡaʊ̯/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi, gouwi, from Proto-West Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją from earlier *gaawja (“riverlands, lakeside land”), from collective *ga- + *awjō (“land by a waterway”).
Cognates
Compare Low German Gohe, Dutch gouw, West Frisian gea, goa, Old English ġē, German Aue.