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Regierungsbezirk
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German
de:
Etymology
de :af Regierung<t:government> -s- Bezirk<t:district>
From de Regierung government -s- Bezirk district.
Pronunciation
de [ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋsbəˌt͡sɪʁk]
de De-Regierungsbezirk.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Re gie rungs be zirk
Noun
m,s:es
de Germany an administrative subdivision of some federal states (de Bundesland Bundesländer), currently existing in four of the five most populous states (North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse; in Lower Saxony abolished in 2005)
Usage notes
State governments are independent from the federal government, and municipal governments are independent from both of these (such independence being defined and limited by law, of course). To the contrary, de Regierungsbezirke are mere bodies (de Behörde Behörden) of the respective state.
Declension
m,s:es
Related terms
de Bezirksregierung Regierungspräsident Regierungspräsidium
See also
de Landschaftsverband