samenleving
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From samenleven (“to cohabit, live together”) + -ing.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]samenleving f (plural samenlevingen, diminutive samenlevinkje n)
- society (long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects; people of one’s country or community taken as a whole)
- Synonym: maatschappij
- (uncommon outside compounds) cohabitation
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: samelewing
- → Sranan Tongo: libimakandra (calque)