Mitbewohnerschaft
the community of flatmates, co-residents as a group
noun MIT-be-voh-ner-shaft Rare
Usage Note
Mitbewohnerschaft is less common than Mitbewohner (individual flatmate) but useful when referring to all co-residents as a collective, e.g. in housing contracts or community rules. The singular Mitbewohner is far more frequent.
Examples
"Die Mitbewohnerschaft vereinbarte gemeinsame Regeln für die Küche."
Natural Translation
The flatmates as a group agreed on shared rules for the kitchen.
Literal Translation
The co-residency agreed common rules for the kitchen.
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