deelgemeente
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Compound of deel (“part”) + gemeente (“municipality”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
deelgemeente f (plural deelgemeenten or deelgemeentes, diminutive deelgemeentetje n)
- (in the Netherlands) part of a municipality with an own government
- (in Belgium) part of a municipality, which was formerly an own municipality and is now part of a fusiegemeente