coterie C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈkoʊtəɹi/ UK /ˈkəʊtəɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #117192 Meanings 1 noun A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose. The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie. 2 noun A communal burrow of prairie dogs. The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a circle of individuals who... clique Word family Derived forms coterieismpetticoatery Related forms cottage Etymology Borrowed from French coterie. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # coterie **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkoʊtəɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkəʊtəɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 117192 ## Meanings 1. A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose. 2. A communal burrow of prairie dogs. ## Examples - The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie. - The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field. ## Synonyms - clique ## Derived Forms - coterieism - petticoatery ## Related Forms - cottage ## Etymology Borrowed from French coterie. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown