Standard Lemma guide

affiliation

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 F IH2 L IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of becoming formally connected or joined

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: association

Narrower terms: reaffiliation

5

noun

Meaning 5

a social or business relationship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: association, tie, tie-up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: relationship

History

Etymology

From French affiliation, from Latin affiliatiō, noun of action from verb affiliō, from af- (form of ad- (“to”) before an f) + filiō (from filius (“son”)).

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَبَعِيَّة (tabaʕiyya) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Arabic: اِنْتِمَاء (intimāʔ) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Azerbaijani: mənsubiyyət — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Bengali: আসক্তি f সম্বন্ধিকরণ (aśokti) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Bengali: বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অন্তর্ভুক্তি (biśśobiddaloẏer ontorbhukti) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Bengali: সমাজভুক্তি (śomajobhukti) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Bulgarian: сдружаване (sdružavane) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Czech: přidružení — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Czech: přičlenění — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Czech: vztah — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Czech: propojení — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Dutch: samenhorigheid — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Dutch: gebondenheid — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Finnish: yhteys — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Finnish: kytkös — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • German: Zugehörigkeit — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • German: Verbindung — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Greek: δεσμός (desmós) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Indonesian: afiliasi — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Italian: affiliazione — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Italian: legame — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Polish: powiązanie — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Polish: afiliacja — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Portuguese: afiliação — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Portuguese: filiação — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Romanian: afiliație — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Romanian: afiliere — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Russian: присоедине́ние (prisojedinénije) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Russian: чле́нство (člénstvo) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Russian: связь (svjazʹ) — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Serbo-Croatian: pripadnost — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Spanish: afiliación — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Spanish: filiación — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another
  • Bulgarian: сдружение (sdruženie) — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Czech: sdružení — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Czech: spolek — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Czech: svaz — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Finnish: liitto — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Finnish: yhtymä — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • German: Zusammenschluss — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Greek: σύνδεσμος (sýndesmos) — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Hebrew: שיוך ארגוני — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Hungarian: szövetség — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Italian: appartenenza — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Italian: iscrizione — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Polish: związek — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Polish: afiliacja — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Romanian: uniune — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Russian: сою́з (sojúz) — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
  • Russian: объедине́ние (obʺjedinénije) — A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union
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