No. 12,225 in Swedish

samhälls

"Samhälls" means "society's" or "community's" in English, indicating possession or relation to society or community.

In a sentence

Samhällsutvecklingen kräver ofta gemensamma insatser.
The development of society often requires collective efforts.
The term 'samhälls' is used here as a compound prefix to indicate relation to 'society', modifying 'utvecklingen' (development).
Han studerar samhällsvetenskap på universitetet.
He studies social sciences at the university.
In this sentence, 'samhälls' modifies 'vetenskap' (science), forming a compound related to societal studies.
Samhällsproblemet diskuterades i mötet.
The societal issue was discussed in the meeting.
The word 'samhälls' acts as a prefix to create a compound 'samhällsproblem', denoting an issue relating to society.

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