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gmina

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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/ɡəˈmiːnə/
/ˈɡmiːnə/

noun

Meaning 1

commune; municipality; township; the smallest administrative territorial division and the first level of regional government in Poland

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Polish gmina, from Middle High German gemeine, gemeinde. Doublet of mean, common, and commune.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Carpathian Rusyn: ґмина (gmyna) — smallest administrative division of Poland
French: gmina — smallest administrative division of Poland
German: Gmina — smallest administrative division of Poland
Greek: γκμίνα (gkmína) — smallest administrative division of Poland
Korean: 그미나 (geumina) — smallest administrative division of Poland
Polish: gmina — smallest administrative division of Poland
Russian: гми́на (gmína) — smallest administrative division of Poland
Spanish: gmina — smallest administrative division of Poland

Word forms

Inflections and variants

gminas — plural
gminy — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: urban-rural gmina

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