gesellschaft

noun

ge·sell·schaft gə-ˈzel-ˌshäft

: a rationally developed mechanistic type of social relationship characterized by impersonally contracted associations between persons

also : a community or society characterized by this relationship compare gemeinschaft

Examples of gesellschaft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last year's winning words were Feldenkrais and gesellschaft. —

Leada Gore, AL.com, 1 June 2017

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