Dutch

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Etymology

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fusie (fusion) +‎ gemeente (municipality)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fu‧sie‧ge‧meen‧te

Noun

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fusiegemeente f (plural fusiegemeenten or fusiegemeentes, diminutive fusiegemeentetje n)

  1. a municipality arisen by fusion of municipalities (mainly in Belgium; a former municipality is called a deelgemeente)