samfunn

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. gruppe av folk med felles tro, meninger, formål osv.;
   forening group of people with a shared faith, shared views, shared aims and so on;
   association
   • de helliges samfunn the communion of saints
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som kirkesamfunna denomination, a church, nettsamfunnan online community · a social networking site, trossamfunna religious community, a faith community, a denomination
2. folk i en stat (med felles institusjoner, lover, sedvaner, tradisjoner og lignende) the people of a state (with shared institutions, laws, customs, traditions and the like)
   • individ og samfunn the individual and society
   • forandre det bestående samfunnet to change existing society
   • de små i samfunnet the little people in society
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som klassesamfunna class society, a class-divided society, overflodssamfunnan affluent society, a society of abundance, velferdssamfunna welfare society
3. (folket i) bygd, kommune, by, tettsted (the people of) a rural district, municipality, town or built-up area
   • et lite, avstengt samfunn a small, isolated community
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som industrisamfunnan industrial society · an industrial community, an industrial town, lokalsamfunnlocal community, nybyggersamfunna settler community, a pioneer settlement
4. dyrekoloni med en viss form for organisasjon animal colony with some form of organisation
   • mauren lever i samfunn ants live in colonies
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som bisamfunna bee colony