Clique — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːsɪdˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪliːvz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪliːvz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːsɪdˌiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pack coterie inner circle ingroup camp

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

camarilla

un círculo exclusivo de personas con un propósito común

🇮🇹Italian

cricca

una cerchia esclusiva di persone con uno scopo comune

🇳🇱Dutch

kliek

een exclusieve kring van mensen met een gemeenschappelijk doel

🇵🇹Portuguese

camarilha

um círculo exclusivo de pessoas com um propósito comum

🇷🇺Russian

клика

исключительный круг людей с общей целью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गिरोह

एक समान उद्देश्य वाले लोगों का एक विशिष्ट समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

চক্র

একটি সাধারণ উদ্দেশ্য সহ মানুষের একচেটিয়া বৃত্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

குழு

ஒரு பொதுவான நோக்கம் கொண்ட நபர்களின் பிரத்யேக வட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమూహం

ఒక సాధారణ ప్రయోజనం కలిగిన వ్యక్తుల ప్రత్యేక సర్కిల్

🇮🇳Marathi

गट

सामान्य हेतू असलेल्या लोकांचे एक अनन्य मंडळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમૂહ

સામાન્ય હેતુ ધરાવતા લોકોનું એક વિશિષ્ટ વર્તુળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಂಪು

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಜನರ ವಿಶೇಷ ವಲಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂട്ടം

ഒരു പൊതു ഉദ്ദേശ്യമുള്ള ആളുകളുടെ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക സർക്കിൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮੂਹ

ਇੱਕ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਸਰਕਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

گروہ

مشترکہ مقصد کے ساتھ لوگوں کا ایک خصوصی حلقہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

集团

具有共同目标的专属圈子

🇯🇵Japanese

派閥

共通の目的を持つ排他的な人々のサークル

🇰🇷Korean

도당

공통의 목적을 가진 사람들의 배타적인 집단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bè phái

một vòng tròn độc quyền của những người có mục đích chung

🇹🇭Thai

ก๊ก

กลุ่มคนที่มีจุดประสงค์ร่วมกันโดยเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

klik

lingkaran eksklusif orang-orang dengan tujuan yang sama

🇵🇭Filipino

pangkat

isang eksklusibong lupon ng mga tao na may iisang layunin

🇲🇾Malay

kumpulan

bulatan eksklusif orang dengan tujuan yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زمرة

دائرة حصرية من الأشخاص ذوي هدف مشترك

🇮🇷Persian

دسته

حلقه انحصاری از افراد با هدف مشترک

🇹🇷Turkish

klik

ortak bir amaca sahip insanlardan oluşan özel bir çevre

🇮🇱Hebrew

קליקה

מעגל בלעדי של אנשים עם מטרה משותפת

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