Sejm

[ seym ]

/ seɪm /

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noun

the unicameral parliament of Poland.

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Origin of Sejm

<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 (cf. consume, redeem)

Words nearby Sejm

seizing, seizure, sejant, sejant-erect, Sejanus, Sejm, Sekhmet, Sekondi, Sekondi-Takoradi, sekos, Sekt

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How to use Sejm in a sentence

The national sejm, representing the whole of Poland, came into being towards the end of the fifteenth century.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)|S. M. Dubnow

British Dictionary definitions for Sejm

Sejm

/ (seɪm) /

noun

the unicameral legislature of Poland

Word Origin for Sejm

Polish: assembly

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