fraternity
fra·tern·i·ty
fraternity · fraternities
громада, спільнота, община
братство
Verbindung, Gemeinschaft, Vereinigung, Bruderschaft
The quality of being brothers or brotherlyThe quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
UK/fɹəˈtɜːnɪti/US/fɹəˈtɜɹnəti/
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. — deniko
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 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the quality of being brothers:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the quality of being brothers:
group of people associated for a common purpose:
social organization of male students:
Forms
plural: fraternities| Singular | fraternity |
|---|---|
| Plural | fraternities |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a social club for male undergraduates:frat
- people engaged in a particular occupation:brotherhoodsodality
Antonyms
1 antonymsdisfavor
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable