This is the 8118th most frequent Dutch word.
fusiegemeente
A "fusiegemeente" is a municipality formed by the merging of two or more municipalities.
Here, 'fusiegemeente' is used as a subject to refer to a municipality created by merging smaller municipalities or villages.
De fusiegemeente werd opgericht in 2019 na de samensmelting van drie dorpen.
The merged municipality was established in 2019 after the amalgamation of three villages.
In this sentence, 'fusiegemeente' is used to discuss the concept or entity of a municipality formed by merging.
Tijdens de vergadering werden de voordelen van een fusiegemeente besproken.
During the meeting, the advantages of a merged municipality were discussed.
Here, 'fusiegemeente' indicates a potential future municipality created through merging.