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Klassengemeinschaft

class community, class cohesion

noun KLAHS-sen-geh-myn-shahft Rare
People & Society Education

Usage Note

Klassengemeinschaft describes the social bonds and group identity within a school class. A strong Klassengemeinschaft is seen as conducive to learning; teachers deliberately foster it through group activities and class trips.

Examples

"Die Klassengemeinschaft litt, als mehrere Schüler die Klasse wechselten."

Natural Translation

The class community suffered when several pupils changed class.

Literal Translation

The class-community suffered when several pupils changed the class.

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