brotherhood

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈbɹʌðɚhʊd/

Noun

brotherhood

1. The state of being brothers or a brother.
2. An association for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
3. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession

   the legal brotherhood

   the medical brotherhood

4. People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.

   • a brotherhood of venerable trees

Synonyms

• fraternity, association, fellowship, sodality, brethren

Translations

• French: fraternité
• German: Bruderschaft
• Italian: fratellanza
• Portuguese: irmandade, fraternidade
• Russian: бра́тство
• Spanish: fraternidad

Translations

• French: confrérie, fraternité
• German: Bruderschaft
• Portuguese: irmandade, fraternidade
• Russian: бра́тство
• Spanish: hermandad

Translations

• German: Kammer

Translations

• French: fraternité

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