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association

noun/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn/ (uh-soh-see-AY-shuhn)Level B1
association meaning picture: Residents sitting on plastic chairs at a housing society meeting in a colony park, one person speaking
Picture meaning of “association” — an organised group of people who join together for a shared purpose

an organised group of people who join together for a shared purpose

An association is a club or organisation, such as a residents' welfare association. The word can also mean a link between two things.

association meaning in Hindi

संघ; संगठन; किसी साझा उद्देश्य से जुड़ा लोगों का समूह

Association एक क्लब या संगठन होता है, जैसे रेज़िडेंट्स वेलफ़ेयर एसोसिएशन। इसका अर्थ दो चीज़ों के बीच संबंध भी हो सकता है।

Examples

  1. Our residents' welfare association meets on the first Sunday of every month.हमारी रेज़िडेंट्स वेलफ़ेयर एसोसिएशन की बैठक हर महीने के पहले रविवार को होती है।
  2. The teachers' association has called for a strike next week.शिक्षक संघ ने अगले हफ़्ते हड़ताल का आह्वान किया है।

Synonyms & antonyms

organisationsocietyunionclub

Memory trick

An ASSOCIATION is where associates gather: many people tied together by one aim.

💡 Did you know?

The word 'soccer' comes from 'association football'; in the 1880s Britons shortened 'assoc.' into that nickname.

Word origin

From Latin associātiō, from associō (perhaps via French association). Morphologically associate + ion. The Philippine sense is a calque of Spanish gremio

Other meanings

noun The joining of solute molecules in solution into larger units (dimers, trimers), lowering the number of particles.

noun the theory that the mind works by linking ideas that appear together in experience

association meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीसंघ; संगठन; किसी साझा उद्देश्य से जुड़ा लोगों का समूह
Arabic · العربيةجمعية؛ رابطة؛ مجموعة منظَّمة من الناس لهدف مشترك
French · Françaisassociation ; groupe organisé de personnes réunies autour d'un but commun
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiaasosiasi; perkumpulan; kelompok orang yang terorganisasi untuk tujuan bersama
Chinese · 中文协会;社团;为共同目标组织起来的团体

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