FRATERNITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of fraternity in English
fraternity noun
(GROUP )
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fraternity noun
(FRIENDSHIP )
(Definition of fraternity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of fraternity
fraternity
It's never easy to lose a member of our fraternity , and to lose one so young is devastating news.
What a great moment for those two men to honor their love in front of family, friends and fraternity brothers.
A group of us (fraternity brothers) who lived near his parents made plans to meet for his funeral.
The move towards gender equality in traditionally all-male national fraternities is not unprecedented.
The fraternity said the damage was already done.
The fraternity was banned from campus until its reinstatement in 2000.
Police indicated they recovered several fraternity -linked items, including four "pledge paddles" and a fraternity manual.
The woman's family has also taken issue with the university's refusal to investigate the fraternity for serving alcohol to minors.
He was brought back to the fraternity house and was left to sleep in his room, according to the affidavits.
But our current president is not a fraternity man.
Once fraternities became tied to power and leadership, the powerful and would-be-leaders wanted to join.
And the "us" and "them" in the fraternity system is, in a sense, an accident of history.
A university spokesman said the student affairs office and campus police have met with the fraternity to offer support and advice.
Fraternity is about living with purpose, and convincing the world of the sincerity of your purpose.
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Translations of fraternity
in Chinese (Traditional)
群體, （有相同職業或興趣愛好的）群體，集團, （美國或加拿大的）男大學生聯誼會…
in Chinese (Simplified)
群体, （有相同职业或兴趣爱好的）群体，集团, （美国或加拿大的）男大学生联谊会…
in Spanish
mundo, clase, asociación estudiantil…
in Portuguese
classe, associação de estudantes, fraternidade…
in Turkish
in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
birlik, beraberlik, kardeşlik…
confrérie, fraternité, confrérie d’étudiants…
broederschap, studentenvereniging…
bratrstvo, společenství, profese…
broderskab, gruppe, stand…
persaudaraan, perhimpunan, perkumpulan mahasiswa…
คนที่นับถือกันและกันว่าเท่าเทียมกัน, คนที่มีความสนใจ หรือกลุ่มอาชีพเดียวกัน, กลุ่มนักศึกษาชายในมหาวิทยาลัยมากมาย…
tình anh em, hội, hội nam sinh viên…
braterstwo, bractwo studenckie, bractwo…
brödraskap, samfund, förening…
persaudaraan, perhimpunan, perkumpulan mahasiswa…
die Bruderschaft, die Gemeinschaft, die Verbindungsbruderschaft…
brorskap, brodersamfunn, -standen…
братство, громада, студентське братство…
братство, студенческое братство…
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