gemeente

Meaning

1. municipality, commune
2. congregation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈmeːn.tə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gemeente, from Middle Dutch gemeende, from Old Dutch *gimēnitha, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī + *-iþu.

Sentences

De gemeente wol earst om tafel mei de omwenners.

The municipality first wants to sit down with the residents.

De gemeente siket yn gearwurking mei de regio nei in oplossing.

The municipality is looking for a solution in cooperation with the region.

Sa'n ôfspraak mocht de gemeente noait meitsje .

The municipality was never allowed to make such an agreement.

Hy waard foar syn fertsjinsten ynskreaun yn it Gouden Boek fan de gemeente .

He was entered in the Golden Book of the municipality for his merits.

Alle tongersdeis kinne jo yn de pleatslike krante de meidielingen fan de gemeente fine .

Every Thursday you can find announcements from the municipality in the local newspaper.