Feminine
Gesellschaft
Sentences
Vor vierzig 40 Jahren waren weniger Menschen unserer Gesellschaft adipös .
40
Forty years ago, fewer people in our society were obese.
Meaning
- (feminine) company (presence of other people in general)
- (feminine) company (group of people)
- (feminine) society, the public (abstract concept of an organised social group or a local population in general)
- (feminine) society (organised group of people with common interests)
- (feminine) company, corporation (collection of people and assets with a legal identity, which may or may not be separate from that of its members)
Concepts
gesellschaft
small gathering
happy circle
social circles
Synonyms
firma
Großunternehmen
Gesellschaftsstruktur
Bekanntenkreis
Sozialstruktur
Gesellschaftssystem
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German gesellescaft, from Old High German giselliscaft. Equivalent to Geselle + -schaft. Cognate with Dutch gezelschap.
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