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.
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Pronunciation
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US:/əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/
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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