"Gesellschaft" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/ Forms: Gesellschaften [plural], Gesellschafts [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Gesellschaft, from Geselle + -schaft. Compare to English gemeinschaft. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Gesellschaft}} German Gesellschaft, {{suffix|de|Geselle|schaft|nocat=1}} Geselle + -schaft, {{cog|en|gemeinschaft|}} English gemeinschaft Head templates: {{en-noun|Gesellschaften|s}} Gesellschaft (plural Gesellschaften or Gesellschafts)
  1. (sociology) A hypothetical mode of society, made up of self-serving individuals linked by impersonal ties; as opposed to Gemeinschaft. Wikipedia link: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft Categories (topical): Sociology Synonyms: gesellschaft
    Sense id: en-Gesellschaft-en-noun-JYfM4FhK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 3 1 23 4 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 2 1 31 3 9 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

Inflected forms

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