"societal" meaning in English

See societal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [səˈsaɪ.ɪ.tɫ̩] [Received-Pronunciation], [səˈsaɪ.ə.tɫ̩] [Canada, General-American], [səˈsaɪ.ə.ɾɫ̩] [Canada, General-American], [səˈsɑɪ.ə.tɫ̩] [General-Australian], [səˈsɑɪ.ə.ɾɫ̩] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-societal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more societal [comparative], most societal [superlative]
Etymology: society + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|society|al}} society + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} societal (comparative more societal, superlative most societal)
  1. Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc. Translations (societal): samfundsmæssig (Danish), maatschappelijk (Dutch), ühiskondlik (Estonian), yhteiskunnallinen (Finnish), sociétal (French), gesellschaftlich (German), sochaíoch (Irish), societario (Italian), visuomeninis (Lithuanian), സാമൂഹിക (sāmūhika) (Malayalam), സാമൂഹികമായ (sāmūhikamāya) (Malayalam), samfunnsmessig (Norwegian Bokmål), społeczny [masculine] (Polish), samhällelig (Swedish), ulnungin (Tagalog), toplumsal (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-societal-en-adj-BifuvKvv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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