Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

general government

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables: gen-er-al -gov-ern-ment
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An occupation zone established by Nazi Germany in parts of Poland (including areas that are now part of Ukraine).

Etymology

Calque of German Generalgouvernement. Strictly a mistranslation, because German Gouvernement (at least in this context) means governorate, not government.

Inflected Forms

the General Government (canonical) General Governorate (alternative, rare)

Questions

What does general government mean?: An occupation zone established by Nazi Germany in parts of Poland (including areas that are now part of Ukraine).
Where does general government come from?: Calque of German Generalgouvernement. Strictly a mistranslation, because German Gouvernement (at least in this context) means governorate, not government.

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