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fraternities

/frəˈtɜːrnətiz/ /fræˈtɜːrnətiz/

Meanings
noun
The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.

Examples :

"The strong fraternities between the soldiers helped them support each other during the difficult mission. "
group organization society human culture

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brotherly adjective

/ˈbɹʌð.ə.li/ /ˈbɹʌð.ɚ.li/

Of or characteristic of brothers.

"brotherly love"

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universities noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiz/ /junɪˈvɝsətiz/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"Many students apply to universities after finishing high school to pursue higher education. "

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brotherhood noun

/ˈbɹʌðəhʊd/ /ˈbɹʌðɚhʊd/

The state of being brothers or a brother.

"The strong brotherhood among the students in the debate club helped them win the competition. "

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university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

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identified verb

/aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪd/

To establish the identity of someone or something.

"The police identified the thief using security camera footage. "

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socialize verb

/ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz/ /ˈsoʊʃiəˌlaɪz/

To interact with others

"After work, I like to socialize with my colleagues at a local cafe. "

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community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

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organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

The quality of being organized.

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

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associated verb

/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/ /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/

To join in or form a league, union, or association.

"Our company associated with a local charity to help raise money for their programs. "

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participate verb

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).

"My brother will participate in the school's fundraising walk. "

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brothers noun

/ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)z/ /ˈbɹʌðɚz/

Son of the same parents as another person.

"My two older brothers both play basketball after school. "

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difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "