Feminine
Meaning
area, region
Concepts
Synonyms
Umgegend
andere Seite
Bendine
Baufeld
Gemeindegebiet
Abbaufeld
Stadtgegend
Bodenfläche
Gemarkung
Grundfläche
Herrschaftsgebiet
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
geeged
Basel-Landschaft
geegned
Fribourg
gegend
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡeːɡənt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German gegende, equivalent to gegen + -de, which is an alteration of older gegenōte, from Old High German geginōti, probably after Old French contree, whence also English country. Compare Dutch jegenode.
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