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Vereinigung

association

noun fer-AI-ni-gung Less Common
People & Society Community

Origin: from vereinigen ('to unite')

Also means

unification

Usage Note

Vereinigung can name an organised body (an 'association' or 'society') or the act of uniting, famously die Wiedervereinigung ('reunification') of Germany. It comes from vereinigen and is reliably feminine thanks to -ung. Context decides which sense applies.

Examples

"Die Vereinigung zählt tausend Mitglieder."

Natural Translation

The association has a thousand members.

Literal Translation

The association counts thousand members.

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