Neuter
gewest
Meaning
- (neuter) region
- (neuter) one of the three regions constituting the equivalent of a state in the federal structure of Belgium
- (neuter) an older term for provincie (“province”)
Concepts
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
ge‧west
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈʋɛst/
Etymology
Possibly from the circumfix ge- -te with the root of the verb wezen (in one of its old senses, "to inhabit").
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