coterie

(kō'tə-rē, kō'tə-rē')
n.
A small, often select group of persons who associate with one another frequently.

[French, from Old French, peasant association, from cotier, cottager, from *cote, cottage, possibly of Germanic origin.]

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noun

A particular social group: circle, clique, crowd, set. Informal bunch, gang. See group.

coterie [koh‐tĕ‐ri], a small group of writers (and others) bound together more by friendship and habitual association than by a common literary cause or style that might unite a school or movement. The term often has pejorative connotations of exclusive cliquishness. The Bloomsbury group is one well‐known example. See also cénacle, salon.

IN BRIEF: A small group of people with a shared interest.

A very small coterie formed within the science club because only a few of the students were interested specifically in genetics.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klike

Nederlands (Dutch)
coterie, kliekje

Français (French)
n. - coterie, cercle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zirkel (eine exklusive Gruppe mit gemeinsamen Interessen)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κλίκα, σπείρα, ομήγυρη, παρέα

Italiano (Italian)
cricca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - círculo (m) social íntimo

Русский (Russian)
круг избранных, клика

Español (Spanish)
n. - grupo, tertulia, camarilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kotteri

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
同人, 伙伴, 圈内人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 同人, 夥伴, 圈內人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 동료, 그룹

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 仲間, グループ, 同人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شله, زمرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כת, קבוצה, חוג‬

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