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gombeenism

gombeenism noun: the practice of depending on gombeens, or money-lenders.

Noun

gombeenism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of depending on gombeens, or money-lenders.

Origin of gombeenism

From gombeen + -ism.

Questions about gombeenism

What does gombeenism mean?
Gombeenism means the practice of depending on gombeens, or money-lenders.
What part of speech is gombeenism?
Gombeenism is a noun.

Words near gombeenism in the dictionary

  1. Gomati
  2. gombay
  3. gombays
  4. Gombe
  5. gombeen
  6. gombeenism
  7. gombeenman
  8. gombeenmen
  9. gombeens
  10. Gomberg
  11. Gombergs

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