Why is it die Freikirche?

Freikirche ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Religion: Evangelical Church (religious organization), which is independent of the regional church

[1] Religion: evangelische Kirche (religiöse Organisation), die von der Landeskirche unabhängig ist

Examples

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Freikirche die Freikirchen
Genitiv der Freikirche der Freikirchen
Dativ der Freikirche den Freikirchen
Akkusativ die Freikirche die Freikirchen

Pronunciation

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