Gouvernement
German, noun/ɡuvɛʁnəˈmɑ̃ː/
Gouvernement is spelled G-O-U-V-E-R-N-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 40,460th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gouvernement is a German neuter noun meaning “colonial government (part of the governance apparatus of a country that governs colonial territories)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Regierung von Gebieten in Übersee”.
What does Gouvernement mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercolonial government (part of the governance apparatus of a country that governs colonial territories)
- 2
neutergovernorate (provincial or local government; the seat of a provincial government)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Regierung von Gebieten in Übersee 2. Provinzverwaltung, die Verwaltung einer Provinz 3. Gebiet, von einem Gouverneur verwaltet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gouvernement
- Gouvernements genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gouvernement?
- /ɡuvɛʁnəˈmɑ̃ː/
- [ɡuvɛʁnəˈmɑ̃ː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gouvernement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gouvernement in German?
Gouvernement appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).