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Schwesternschaft — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sisterhood noun A close bond or solidarity felt among women.
  • sorority noun A social organization for female students at a college or university, typically identified by Greek letters.

Senses

Schwesternschaft is used for these senses in English:

  • sisterhood A religious society of women.
  • sorority (US, Philippines) A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

sisterhood — full definition

  1. noun A close bond or solidarity felt among women.
  2. noun A religious community of women, or an organization of women united by a shared cause.

sorority — full definition

  1. noun A social organization for female students at a college or university, typically identified by Greek letters.
  2. noun A group of women bonded together by a shared purpose; a sisterhood.

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