coterie

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French coterie. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊtəɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊtəɹi/, /ˌkoʊtəˈɹi/, [ˈkoʊɾəɹi], [ˌkoʊɾəˈɹi] === Noun === coterie (plural coteries) A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose. Synonym: clique A communal burrow of prairie dogs. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “coterie”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “coterie”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French coterie, from Medieval Latin coteria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkoː.təˈri/ Hyphenation: co‧te‧rie Rhymes: -i === Noun === coterie f (plural coteries or coterieën, diminutive coterietje n) coterie, clique (exclusive circle of associates) ==== Related terms ==== kot == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin coteria, from Old English cot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.tʁi/ Rhymes: -i === Noun === coterie f (plural coteries) (historical) feudal community of peasants (figurative, also derogatory) coterie, clique, cabal, faction (small, exclusive group of individuals advancing shared interests) esprit de coterie ― factionalism coterie politique ― political faction coterie littéraire ― literary clique ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: coterie → English: coterie → German: Koterie === Further reading === “coterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 coterie on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French coterie. === Noun === coterie f (plural coterii) coterie ==== Declension ====