förbund

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See also: forbund

Swedish

Etymology

Related to förbinda.

Pronunciation

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Noun

förbund n

  1. a union, a federation, an association, a league, an agreement
    Nationernas förbund
    The League of Nations

Usage notes

  • When local associations form a national federation, the former are called förening (association) or avdelning (chapter), while the latter is called förbund. Thus riksförbund (national federation) is a commonly used compound.

Declension

Declension of förbund
nominative genitive
singular indefinite förbund förbunds
definite förbundet förbundets
plural indefinite förbund förbunds
definite förbunden förbundens

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