sorority

n., pl., -ties.

1. A chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.
2. An association or a society of women.

[Medieval Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror, sister.]

noun

A group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common: association, club, confederation, congress, federation, fellowship, fraternity, guild, league, order, organization, society, union. See group.

IN BRIEF: A club of women or girls especially in a college.

Julie became a member of the service sorority when she went to college.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a social club for female undergraduates

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - søsterskab, akademisk kvindeforening

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrouwelijke studentenvereniging

Français (French)
n. - (US, Univ) association d'étudiantes, confrérie féminine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Studentinnenvereinigung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ) γυναικεία αδελφότητα φοιτητριών

Italiano (Italian)
Club femminile universitario, associazione femminile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - irmandade (f) (de mulheres), comunidade religiosa feminina (f)

Русский (Russian)
женская организация, женское общество, женская община, женское землячество

Español (Spanish)
n. - club femenino de estudiantes

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kvinnoförening, nunneorden

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
妇女联谊会, 女学生联谊会

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 婦女聯誼會, 女學生聯誼會

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여성회, 여성클럽, 여학생 클럽

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 婦人会, 女子学生クラブ, 女性だけのクラブ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ناد للفتيات أو ألنساء بخاصه في كليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגודת סטודנטיות באוניברסיטה (צ. אמריקה)‬

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