громада

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gromada (heap, pile).

Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Ukrainian.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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грома́да (gromádaf inan (genitive грома́ды, nominative plural грома́ды, genitive plural грома́д)

  1. mass, bulk, pile, heap
  2. (Ukraine) (territorial) community of various levels in Ukraine (city, town, region, village, etc.)
    Synonym: общи́на (obščína)

Declension

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “громада”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gromada.

Noun

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грома́да f (Latin spelling gromáda)

  1. heap
  2. pile
  3. mass

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Ukrainian

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɦrɔˈmadɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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Semantic loan from Polish gromada (village assembly).

Noun

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грома́да (hromádaf inan (genitive грома́ди, nominative plural грома́ди, genitive plural грома́д, relational adjective грома́дський)

  1. community; civic society
  2. assembly (of citizens, people)
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Etymology 2

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From Old East Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Slavic *gromada.

Noun

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грома́да (hromádaf inan (genitive грома́ди, nominative plural грома́ди, genitive plural грома́д)

  1. bulk, mass (something big)
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