"General Government" meaning in English

See General Government in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-General Government.wav Forms: the General Government [canonical], General Governorate [alternative, rare]
Etymology: Calque of German Generalgouvernement. Strictly a mistranslation, because German Gouvernement (at least in this context) means governorate, not government. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Generalgouvernement}} Calque of German Generalgouvernement, {{m+|de|Gouvernement}} German Gouvernement Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=General Government}} the General Government
  1. (historical) An occupation zone established by Nazi Germany in parts of Poland (including areas that are now part of Ukraine). Tags: historical Translations (Nazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe): 波蘭總督府 /波兰总督府 (Bōlán zǒngdūfǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Generální gouvernement [masculine] (Czech), Generalgouvernement [neuter] (German), Lengyel Főkormányzóság (Hungarian), Generalne Gubernatorstwo [neuter] (Polish), Generalna Gubernia [feminine] (Polish), Guvernământul General [neuter] (Romanian), Генерал-губернаторство (General-gubernatorstvo) [neuter] (Russian), Gobierno General [masculine] (Spanish), Генеральна губернія (Heneralʹna hubernija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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