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Gründung

founding

noun GRUEN-dung Less Common
People & Society Work

Also means

establishment

Usage Note

Gründung is the 'founding' or 'establishment' of a company, club, or state, the noun from gründen ('to found'). A startup in its early phase is a Neugründung; do not confuse the ü sound with Grund ('reason, ground').

Examples

"Die Gründung der Firma war 1990."

Natural Translation

The founding of the company was in 1990.

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