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Re:Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without c... by flanked-evergl on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @06:49AM (#33718022)
> allmende

Can't find this word in any English dictionary I checked, what does it mean?

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Re:Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without c... by pgh on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:17AM (#33718238)
It’s German meaning “commons" - communal lands.
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Re:Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without c... by spopejoy on Thursday November 24, 2022 @12:58PM (#33734255)
Alemania(SP)/Allemagne(FR) for Germany -- must be related??
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Re:Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without c... by pgh on Thursday November 24, 2022 @09:40PM (#33738590)
Similar etymology, I would suppose “All mans” https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamans
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Re:Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without c... by rastamutta on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @08:30AM (#33718861)
It sounds a lot like "allmänning", which means common land (obviously)
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