Meanings
proper nounthe General Government
alternative rare General Governorate
- historicalAn occupation zone established by Nazi Germany in parts of Poland (including areas that are now part of Ukraine).
Origin
- GermanGeneralgouvernement
- EnglishGeneral Government
Calque of German Generalgouvernement. Strictly a mistranslation, because German Gouvernement (at least in this context) means governorate, not government.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 波蘭總督府 /波兰总督府
- 波蘭總督府 /波兰总督府 (Bōlán zǒngdūfǔ)Nazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
Czech Generální gouvernement
- Generální gouvernementNazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
German Generalgouvernement
- GeneralgouvernementNazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
Hungarian Lengyel Főkormányzóság
- Lengyel FőkormányzóságNazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
Polish Generalne Gubernatorstwo, Generalna Gubernia
- Generalne GubernatorstwoNazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
- Generalna GuberniaNazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
Romanian Guvernământul General
- Guvernământul GeneralNazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
Russian Генерал-губернаторство
- Генерал-губернаторство (General-gubernatorstvo)Nazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
Spanish Gobierno General
- Gobierno GeneralNazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
Ukrainian Генеральна губернія
- Генеральна губернія (Heneralʹna hubernija)Nazi occupation zone in Eastern Europe
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APA
General Government. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/General%20Government
MLA
“General Government.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/General%20Government. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “General Government,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/General%20Government.
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