No. 140 in Dutch
gemeente
A municipality or local government.
In a sentence
De gemeente organiseert een schoonmaakactie in het park.
The municipality is organizing a cleanup event in the park.
Here, 'gemeente' refers to the local government or administrative body responsible for organizing community events.
In deze gemeente wonen ongeveer 20.000 mensen.
About 20,000 people live in this municipality.
In this context, 'gemeente' denotes the geographic and administrative region identified as a specific municipality.
Hij werkt al tien jaar bij de gemeente.
He has been working for the municipality for ten years.
Here, 'gemeente' refers to the institution or organization that administrates local government affairs, emphasizing the employer context.
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