Hundertschaft

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hundert (hundred) +‎ -schaft (-ship).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊndɐtʃaft/
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Noun[edit]

Hundertschaft f (genitive Hundertschaft, plural Hundertschaften)

  1. any group of a hundred people
  2. (idiomatic, law enforcement) a unit of riot police
  3. (historical, rare) Alternative form of Honnschaft (Frankish administrative unit)

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