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Sejm
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Sejm
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seɪm
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noun
the unicameral parliament of Poland.
Origin:
<
Polish:
assembly <
Slavic
*sŭjĭmŭ
equivalent to
*sŭ-
with, together +
-jĭmŭ,
noun derivative of
jĭm-
v. base meaning “take,” akin to
Latin
emere
to take, buy (
compare
consume
,
redeem
)
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Sejm
(seɪm)
—
n
the unicameral legislature of Poland
[Polish: assembly]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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sejm
congress of the Polish republic, 1698, from Pol. sejm "assembly," from *syn-imu, lit. "a taking together."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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