US /ˈkoʊtəɹi/ UK /ˈkəʊtəɹi/
noun Freq #117192

Meanings

  1. 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. 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.

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