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German
Etymology
From Bauer (“farmer”) + -schaft (“-ship”). A similar sense and construct Dutch buurschap and buurtschap.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bauerschaft f (genitive Bauerschaft, plural Bauerschaften)
- a number of outlying farms that together constitute a community but without a village centre
Usage notes
This form of land use and communal organisation is found chiefly in northern Germany.
Declension
Declension of Bauerschaft
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