gemeinschaft
- noun
- /ɡəˈmaɪnʃɑft/
- Formal
:
comunidad
- The European Union is a gemeinschaft aimed at promoting political and economic cooperation among its member countries.
Examples
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The United Nations serves as a gemeinschaft of member states working together to address global issues.
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In the Balkans, however, they posed as gemeinschaft parties of national values, and partly as a result, showed considerable electoral strength.
Academic text (1991) -
The organization formed a gemeinschaft to streamline collaborative efforts on environmental policy.
Synonyms
361
2.8
A group of countries that share common interests or goals
220
2.8
A group of people or organizations that join to work for a common goal
188
2.8
A group of people who share a common purpose or interest
111
4.2
A group of people with the same job or interest who help each other
32
6.0
A group of independent countries or organizations that join for a common purpose
1
9.9
A group of people who share a common purpose and work together
A group of people or organizations formed to work together for a common purpose
A formal group of people who work together for a shared purpose
How Formal
74
4.3
- Formal
188
2.8
∞
2.8
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gemeinschaft comes from German parts gemein meaning 'common' and -schaft, like the English ending -ship, meaning a group or organization. So gemeinschaft can also mean a formal community or association of states or organizations that come together to do common work and follow shared rules.