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General Government
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English
Alternative forms
en General Governorate rare
Etymology
en de Generalgouvernement. Strictly a mistranslation, because de Gouvernement (at least in this context) means en governorate, not en government.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-General Government.wav Southern England
Proper noun
General Government 1
en historical An occupation zone established by Nazi Germany in parts of Poland (including areas that are now part of Ukraine).
Translations
Nazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn ^波蘭總督府
Czech: cs Generální gouvernement m
German: de Generalgouvernement n
Hungarian: hu Lengyel Főkormányzóság
Polish: pl Generalne Gubernatorstwo n, pl Generalna Gubernia f
Romanian: ro Guvernământul General n
Russian: ru Генерал-губернаторство n
Spanish: es Gobierno General m
Ukrainian: uk Генеральна губернія f
Further reading
en Former polities World War II Nazism