sorority

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sorority

Etymology edit

From Renaissance Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror (“sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Akin to Spanish sororidad, Portuguese sororidade, French sororité.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səˈrɒrɪti/
(General American) IPA^(key): /səˈrɔrəti/
Rhymes: -ɒɹɪti

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Noun edit

sorority (plural sororities)

A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.
(US, Philippines) A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.
Synonym: srat

Synonyms edit

women's fraternity

Translations edit

group of women or girls associated for a common purpose

Bulgarian: сестринство n (sestrinstvo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 婦女聯誼會／妇女联谊会 (fùnǚliányíhuì)
Czech: sesterstvo n, dívčí spolek m
Finnish: sisarkunta, sisaristo, naisyhdistys, tyttökerho
Irish: seathras m
Macedonian: сестринство n (sestrinstvo)
Polish: stowarzyszenie kobiet n
Portuguese: sororidade (pt) f, irmandade (pt) f
Russian: сестринство (ru) (sestrinstvo)
Spanish: sororidad (es)
Swedish: systerskap (sv)

social organization of female students at a college or university

Catalan: sororitat (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 女學生聯誼會／女学生联谊会 (nǚxuéshēngliányíhuì)
Finnish: sisarkunta, naisyhdistys
French: sororité (fr) f
German: Verbindung von College-Studentinnen f, Schwesternschaft f
Irish: seathras m
Macedonian: сестринство n (sestrinstvo)
Polish: korporacja studentek f
Spanish: sororidad (es)
Welsh: chwaeroliaeth f

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Dutch: ^{(please verify)} zusterlijkheid
German: ^{(please verify)} Schwesterlichkeit (de) f
Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} sororitate
Italian: ^{(please verify)} sororità
Latin: ^{(please verify)} sororitas
Persian: ^{(please verify)} خواهری (fa)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} sororidad (es) f