Meaning

2 senses
  1. A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.

    сестринствоsestrinstvo

  2. (Philippines, US)A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

    Every day is a party at this sorority!

    Verbindung von College-Studentinnen, Schwesternschaft

    a social club for female undergraduates

Examples

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  1. Why should I join a sorority?

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  2. Mary joined a sorority.

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  3. Are you in a sorority?

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  4. Our mothers were sorority sisters.

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  5. Our moms were sorority sisters.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
group of women or girls associated for a common purpose:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
social organization of female students at a college or university:

Forms

plural: sororities
Singularsorority
Pluralsororities

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
sratwomen's fraternity

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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