noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Australian:/kəˌlæbəˈɹæɪʃən/
Australian:[khəˌlæbəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən]
New-Zealand:/kəˌlɛbəˈɹæɪʃən/
New-Zealand:[khəˌlɛbəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən]
rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of collaborating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process.
During the interwar period, fascists proposed class collaboration as a response to communist class struggle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A production or creation made by collaborating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Treasonous cooperation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
He has been charged with collaboration.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
act of working jointly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they worked either in collaboration or independently
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coaction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cooperation
5
noun
Meaning 5
act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collaborationism, quislingism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cooperation
History
Etymology
Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”). Morphologically collaborate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
112 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
samewerking
— act of collaborating
Albanian:
bashkëpunim
— act of collaborating
Armenian:
գործակցություն
(gorcakcʻutʻyun)
— act of collaborating
Armenian:
համագործակցություն
(hamagorcakcʻutʻyun)
— act of collaborating
Azerbaijani:
əməkdaşlıq
— act of collaborating
Belarusian:
супрацо́ўніцтва
(supracównictva)
— act of collaborating
Breton:
kenlabour
— act of collaborating
Bulgarian:
сътру́дничество
(sǎtrúdničestvo)
— act of collaborating
Catalan:
col·laboració
— act of collaborating
Chinese Mandarin:
合作
(hézuò)
— act of collaborating
Chinese Mandarin:
協作 /协作
(xiézuò)
— act of collaborating
Czech:
spolupráce
— act of collaborating
Dutch:
samenwerking
— act of collaborating
Dutch:
het samenwerken
— act of collaborating
Esperanto:
kunlaboraĵo
— act of collaborating
Esperanto:
kunlaborado
— act of collaborating
Esperanto:
kunlaboro
— act of collaborating
Finnish:
yhteistyö
— act of collaborating
Finnish:
myötävaikuttaminen
— act of collaborating
Finnish:
myötävaikutus
— act of collaborating
Finnish:
kollaboraatio
— act of collaborating
French:
collaboration
— act of collaborating
Galician:
colaboración
— act of collaborating
German:
Kollektivarbeit
— act of collaborating
German:
Zusammenarbeit
— act of collaborating
German:
Kollaboration
— act of collaborating
Greek:
συνεργασία
(synergasía)
— act of collaborating
Hebrew:
שיתוף פעולה
(shituf pe'ula)
— act of collaborating
Hungarian:
együttműködés
— act of collaborating
Indonesian:
kerja sama
— act of collaborating
Indonesian:
kolaborasi
— act of collaborating
Italian:
collaborazione
— act of collaborating
Japanese:
コラボレーション
(koraborēshon)
— act of collaborating
Japanese:
コラボ
(korabo)
— act of collaborating
Japanese:
協調
— act of collaborating
Japanese:
協力
(kyōryoku)
— act of collaborating
Japanese:
共働
(kyōdō)
— act of collaborating
Japanese:
合作
(gassaku)
— act of collaborating
Khmer:
សហការ
(saʼhaʼkaa)
— act of collaborating
Korean:
콜라보레이션
(kollaboreisyeon)
— act of collaborating
Korean:
콜라보
(kollabo)
— act of collaborating
Korean:
협업
(hyeobeop)
— act of collaborating
Korean:
협력
(hyeomnyeok)
— act of collaborating
Korean:
합작
(hapjak)
— act of collaborating
Latin:
collabōrātiō
— act of collaborating
Malay:
kerjasama
— act of collaborating
Norwegian:
samarbeid
— act of collaborating
Occitan:
collaboracion
— act of collaborating
Old English:
efnwyrċing
— act of collaborating
Polish:
współpraca
— act of collaborating
Portuguese:
colaboração
— act of collaborating
Romanian:
colaborare
— act of collaborating
Romanian:
colaborări
— act of collaborating
Russian:
сотру́дничество
(sotrúdničestvo)
— act of collaborating
Russian:
коопера́ция
(kooperácija)
— act of collaborating
Russian:
совме́стная рабо́та
(sovméstnaja rabóta)
— act of collaborating
Spanish:
colaboración
— act of collaborating
Swahili:
kolabo
— act of collaborating
Swedish:
samarbete
— act of collaborating
Turkish:
imece
— act of collaborating
Turkish:
iş birliği
— act of collaborating
Turkish:
emektaşlık
— act of collaborating
Ukrainian:
співробі́тництво
(spivrobítnyctvo)
— act of collaborating
Ukrainian:
співпра́ця
(spivprácja)
— act of collaborating
Chinese Mandarin:
合作
(hézuò)
— joint production or creation
Chinese Mandarin:
協作 /协作
(xiézuò)
— joint production or creation
Finnish:
yhteistuotanto
— joint production or creation
Galician:
colaboración
— joint production or creation
Greek:
συνεργασία
(synergasía)
— joint production or creation
Italian:
collaborazione
— joint production or creation
Japanese:
コラボレーション
(koraborēshon)
— joint production or creation
Japanese:
コラボ
(korabo)
— joint production or creation
Japanese:
合作
(gassaku)
— joint production or creation
Japanese:
共作
(kyōsaku)
— joint production or creation
Korean:
콜라보레이션
(kollaboreisyeon)
— joint production or creation
Korean:
콜라보
(kollabo)
— joint production or creation
Korean:
합작
(hapjak)
— joint production or creation
Māori:
ngātahitanga
— joint production or creation
Russian:
совме́стная рабо́та
(sovméstnaja rabóta)
— joint production or creation
Russian:
сотру́дничество
(sotrúdničestvo)
— joint production or creation