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Bürgerschaft
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German
Etymology
From de gmh bürgerschaft, equivalent to de Bürger citizen schaft -ship, -ry. The sense “municipal parliament” after de gml börgerschop municipal council. Compare also nl burgerschap.
Pronunciation
de De-Bürgerschaft.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
citizenry the entirety of all citizens
citizenship the state of being a citizen
the municipal parliament of one of a number of northern German cities, including Hamburg and Bremen, where these parliaments also serve as state parliaments (in the case of Bremen including additional delegates from Bremerhaven for this latter purpose)
Declension
f
Coordinate terms
parliament de Landtag; de Stadtrat depending on context
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