"coterie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊtəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkoʊtəɹi/ [General-American], /ˌkoʊtəˈɹi/ [General-American], [ˈkoʊɾəɹi] [General-American], [ˌkoʊɾəˈɹi] [General-American] Audio: en-us-coterie.ogg [US] Forms: coteries [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French coterie. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|coterie}} French coterie Head templates: {{en-noun}} coterie (plural coteries)
  1. A circle of people who associate with one another for a common purpose. Categories (topical): Collectives Synonyms: clique Translations (circle of associates — see also clique): խմբակ (xmbak) (Armenian), 小圈子 (xiǎoquānzi) (Chinese Mandarin), spolek [masculine] (Czech), kruh [masculine] (Czech), coterie [feminine] (French), Zirkel [masculine] (German), κύκλος (kýklos) [masculine] (Greek), 同人 (dōjin) (alt: どうじん) (Japanese), koteri [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), кружо́к (kružók) [masculine] (Russian), круг (krug) [masculine] (Russian), koterija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-coterie-en-noun-v~43qlbt Disambiguation of Collectives: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'circle of associates — see also clique': 65 35
  2. A communal burrow of prairie dogs. Categories (topical): Animal dwellings, Collectives Translations (clan of prairie dogs): coterie [feminine] (French), flokk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-coterie-en-noun-8USiaVlJ Disambiguation of Animal dwellings: 23 77 Disambiguation of Collectives: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of 'clan of prairie dogs': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cottage

Inflected forms

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