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society

 
/səˈsaɪəti/ noun

Translation

PEOPLE IN SAME COUNTRY [C, U] a large group of people who live in the same country or area and have the same laws, traditions, etc
toplum, cemiyet
Unemployment is a problem for society. The US is a multicultural society.667
ORGANIZATION [C] an organization for people who have the same interest or aim
dernek, cemiyet, klüp
the London Zoological Society → See also building society670
(Definition of society noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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