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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFamily-owned
/ˈfæm.əl.iˌoʊnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Owned and operated by members of a single family, typically passing down through generations.
"They bought their groceries from a small, family-owned store on the corner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'family', originating from the Latin 'familia' (household, servants), combined with the past participle of 'own', stemming from Old English 'āgnian'. The hyphenated compound adjective gained widespread commercial prominence in the 20th century to describe businesses operated and controlled by family members.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Family-owned" is said worldwide
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familial
Transliteration: familjal
"C'est un restaurant familial."
familiengeführt
Transliteration: familiengeführter
"Das Hotel ist ein familiengeführtes Unternehmen."
con gestione familiare
Transliteration: con gestione familiare
Script: a gestione familiare
"Alloggiamo in un albergo a gestione familiare."
familiar
Transliteration: familiar
"Es una empresa familiar con una larga trayectoria."
familiar
Transliteration: familiar
"Eles administram um negócio familiar."
पारिवारिक स्वामित्व वाला
Transliteration: paarivaarik swamitwa wala
"यह एक पारिवारिक स्वामित्व वाला व्यवसाय है।"
家族经营的
Transliteration: jiāzú jīngyíng de
"这家商店是一家家族经营的企业。"
가족 소유의
Transliteration: gajok soyu-ui
"그들은 작은 가족 소유의 농장을 운영합니다."
家族経営の
Transliteration: kazoku keiei no
"そのレストランは家族経営の店です。"
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