coexistence
/ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
coexistence noun: the state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.
Noun
coexistence (countable and uncountable, plural coexistences)
- The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.
- Cadieux agreed peaceful coexistence was possible.2023 June 17, Tom Perkins, “‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2023
- The day of horror Israel has just experienced signals the end of the Netanyahu experiment in violent coexistence.2023 October 12, Yuval Noah Harari, “Israelis and Palestinians are facing their moment of greatest danger since 1948”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2025
coexistence meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Arabic
coexistence in Hindi
- two or more things existing together
- सहजीवन sahjīvan
coexistence in Bengali
- সহাবস্থান
coexistence in Kannada
- ಸಹಬಾಳ್ವೆ
coexistence in Arabic
- two or more things existing together
- تَعَايُش taʕāyuš
More languagesFewer languages
- coexistence in Indonesian
- koeksistensi
- coexistence in Persian
- هَمزیستی hamzisti
Forms of coexistence
| plural | coexistences |
|---|---|
| alternative form | co-existence |
| alternative form (dated) | coëxistence |
Origin of coexistence
From co- + existence.
Words formed from coexistence
Questions about coexistence
- What does coexistence mean?
- Coexistence means the state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.
- What is coexistence in Hindi?
- Coexistence in Hindi is सहजीवन (sahjīvan). See Coexistence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is coexistence?
- Coexistence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce coexistence?
- Coexistence is pronounced /ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/.
- What is the plural of coexistence?
- The plural of coexistence is coexistences.
Words near coexistence in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: coexistence (page history and authors); coexistence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); coexistence (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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