Subsociety

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A society making up part of a larger society.

    "In some circumstances, children of mixed parentage form their own subsociety, as is true in India and adjacent countries where there are fairly large groups of Euro-Asians."

Example

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"In some circumstances, children of mixed parentage form their own subsociety, as is true in India and adjacent countries where there are fairly large groups of Euro-Asians."

Etymology

From sub- + society.

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