gemeinschaft

noun

ge·​mein·​schaft gə-ˈmīn-ˌshäft 

: a spontaneously arising organic social relationship characterized by strong reciprocal bonds of sentiment and kinship within a common tradition

also : a community or society characterized by this relationship compare gesellschaft

Word History

Etymology

German, community, from gemein common, general (from Old High German gimeini) + -schaft -ship — more at mean

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above