fraternity
The quality of being brothers or brotherlyThe quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
» Tom joined a fraternity.
Том вступив у братерство.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
Bruderschaft
бра́тствоbrátstvo
(countable, uncountable)A group of people associated for a common purpose.
Gemeinschaft, Vereinigung
бра́тствоbrátstvo
(Philippines, US, countable, uncountable)A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.
Verbindung, Burschenschaft
a social club for male undergraduates
Examples
21 sentencesTom joined a fraternity.
Том вступив у братерство.
Why should I join a fraternity?
I want to rush a fraternity.
He is a member of the fraternity.
Welcome to the fraternity.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Forms
plural: fraternities| Singular | fraternity |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- a social club for male undergraduates:frat
- people engaged in a particular occupation:brotherhoodsodality
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable