Affiliation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a social or business relationship

the act of becoming formally connected or joined

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːmɪkˌæk/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɪksɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɪksɪn/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːmɪkˌæk/.

Examples

a valuable financial affiliation
he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
many close associations with England

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tie association tie-up

Parts of Speech

noun	a social or business relationship “a valuable financial affiliation”
noun	the act of becoming formally connected or joined “welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university”

Word Forms

affiliate	verb	join in an affiliation
associate	verb	bring or come into association or action
tie	verb	create social or emotional ties

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zugehörigkeit

eine soziale oder geschäftliche Beziehung

🇪🇸Spanish

afiliación

una relación social o de negocios

🇮🇹Italian

affiliazione

una relazione sociale o d’affari

🇳🇱Dutch

aansluiting

een sociale of zakelijke relatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

afiliação

uma relação social ou comercial

🇷🇺Russian

принадлежность

социальные или деловые отношения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संबंधन

एक सामाजिक या व्यावसायिक संबंध

🇧🇩Bengali

অধিভুক্তি

একটি সামাজিক বা ব্যবসায়িক সম্পর্ক

🇮🇳Tamil

இணைப்பு

ஒரு சமூக அல்லது வணிக உறவு

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుబంధం

ఒక సామాజిక లేదా వ్యాపార సంబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

संलग्नता

सामाजिक किंवा व्यावसायिक संबंध

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોડાણ

સામાજિક અથવા વ્યવસાયિક સંબંધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಂಧವ್ಯ

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಸಂಬಂಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഫിലിയേഷൻ

ഒരു സാമൂഹിക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബിസിനസ്സ് ബന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਨਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਰਿਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

وابستگی

سماجی یا کاروباری رشتہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

联系

社会或商业关系

🇯🇵Japanese

所属

社会的またはビジネス上の関係

🇰🇷Korean

입회

사회적 또는 비즈니스 관계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự liên kết

một mối quan hệ xã hội hoặc kinh doanh

🇹🇭Thai

สังกัด

ความสัมพันธ์ทางสังคมหรือธุรกิจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

afiliasi

hubungan sosial atau bisnis

🇵🇭Filipino

kaakibat

relasyong panlipunan o negosyo

🇲🇾Malay

pertalian

hubungan sosial atau perniagaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتساب

علاقة اجتماعية أو تجارية

🇮🇷Persian

وابستگی

یک رابطه اجتماعی یا تجاری

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlılık

sosyal veya iş ilişkisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

השתייכות

קשר חברתי או עסקי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'affiliation'?

The primary meaning of 'affiliation' is 'a social or business relationship'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'affiliation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'affiliation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'affiliation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'affiliation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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