"nongovernment" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From non- + government. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|government|text=+|tree=1}} From non- + government., {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|government|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō)bor. Latin gubernāre Old French governer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French governementbor. Middle English governement English government English nongovernment From non- + government. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nongovernment (not comparable)
  1. Not governmental in nature. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: nongovernmental
    Sense id: en-nongovernment-en-adj-iDZWEMZj Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- (not), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non- (not): 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 97 3

Noun [English]

Forms: nongovernments [plural]
Etymology: From non- + government. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|government|text=+|tree=1}} From non- + government., {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|government|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō)bor. Latin gubernāre Old French governer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French governementbor. Middle English governement English government English nongovernment From non- + government. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nongovernment (plural nongovernments)
  1. An organization that is not a government.
    Sense id: en-nongovernment-en-noun-uy9-2KAo

Inflected forms

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