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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGovernment-owned
/ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt.oʊnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Owned, operated, and controlled by a national, regional, or local government.
"The country's telecommunications provider is a major government-owned corporation." - 2
Relating to property or infrastructure held in the public trust and managed by state entities.
"Access to the government-owned facility requires special security clearance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'government' (from Old French 'gouvernement', ultimately originating from Latin 'gubernare' meaning to steer or rule) combined with the adjective 'owned' (from Old English 'āgen', meaning possessed). The compound adjective emerged in modern economic and political discourse to describe enterprises, property, or assets directly controlled and funded by a state authority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Government-owned" is said worldwide
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étatique
Transliteration: /e.ta.tik/
"Cette entreprise est une société étatique."
staatlich
Transliteration: /ˈʃtaːt.lɪç/
"Das ist ein staatliches Unternehmen."
statale
Transliteration: /staˈta.le/
"Questa è un'azienda statale."
estatal
Transliteration: /es.taˈtal/
"La compañía aérea es de propiedad estatal."
estatal
Transliteration: /is.taˈtaɫ/
"A empresa é estatal e pertence ao governo."
सरकारी
Transliteration: sarkari
"यह एक सरकारी उद्यम है।"
国有
Transliteration: guóyǒu
"这家公司是一家国有企业。"
국유의
Transliteration: gukyui
"그 회사는 국유 기업입니다."
国有の
Transliteration: kokuyū no
"それは国有の企業です。"
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