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The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fan base, fanship, fanhood
Antonyms: anti-fandom, hatedom
The subculture of enthusiasts, especially of TV shows.
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
The state, quality, or condition of being a fan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the fans of a sport or famous person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: following, followers
Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. ▲ French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic English fancyinflu. English fan Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dhóh1mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English fandom From fan + -dom.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
粉絲圈 /粉丝圈
(fěnsīquān)
— fans taken as a group
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Finnish:
fanikunta
— fans taken as a group
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Finnish:
faniyhteisö
— fans taken as a group
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Finnish:
kannattajakunta
— fans taken as a group
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German:
Fangemeinde
— fans taken as a group
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German:
Fans
— fans taken as a group
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Gujarati:
ચાહકજગત
(cāhkajgat)
— fans taken as a group
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Japanese:
ファンダム
(fandamu)
— fans taken as a group
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Japanese:
界隈
(kaiwai)
— fans taken as a group
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Korean:
팬덤
(paendeom)
— fans taken as a group
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Malay:
kepeminatan
— fans taken as a group
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Malay:
kepenggemaran
— fans taken as a group
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Russian:
боле́льщики
(bolélʹščiki)
— fans taken as a group
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Russian:
поклонники
(poklonniki)
— fans taken as a group
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Russian:
поклонницы
(poklonnicy)
— fans taken as a group
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Spanish:
afición
— fans taken as a group
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Arabic:
فاندوم
— subculture of fans
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Chinese Mandarin:
迷文化
(míwénhuà)
— subculture of fans
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Chinese Mandarin:
粉絲文化 /粉丝文化
— subculture of fans
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Chinese Mandarin:
粉都
— subculture of fans
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Finnish:
fanikulttuuri
— subculture of fans
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Hindi:
फ़ैंडम
(fainḍam)
— subculture of fans
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Indonesian:
kepenggemaran
— subculture of fans
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Japanese:
ファンダム
(fandamu)
— subculture of fans
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Korean:
팬덤
(paendeom)
— subculture of fans
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Lithuanian:
fandomas
— subculture of fans
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Lithuanian:
fendomas
— subculture of fans
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Malay:
kepeminatan
— subculture of fans
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Polish:
fandom
— subculture of fans
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Russian:
фэ́ндом
(fɛ́ndom)
— subculture of fans
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Russian:
субкульту́ра
(subkulʹtúra)
— subculture of fans
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Spanish:
fandom
— subculture of fans
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Spanish:
fanaticada
— subculture of fans
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Spanish:
afición
— subculture of fans
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Thai:
แฟนดอม
— subculture of fans
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Thai:
โลกของผู้หลงใหล
— subculture of fans
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Thai:
ด้อม
(dɔ̂m)
— subculture of fans
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Vietnamese:
cộng đồng người hâm mộ
— subculture of fans
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Vietnamese:
văn hóa người hâm mộ
— subculture of fans
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Yiddish:
פֿאַנדאָם
(fandom)
— subculture of fans
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Yiddish:
פֿאַנבאַזע
(fanbaze)
— subculture of fans
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Arabic:
إعْجَاب
(ʔiʕjāb)
— state, quality, or condition of being a fan
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German:
Fandasein
— state, quality, or condition of being a fan
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Russian:
фана́тство
(fanátstvo)
— state, quality, or condition of being a fan
