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en famille

UK/ˌɒ̃ faˈmiː/

en famille adverb: with one's family; as a family.

Adverb

en famille (not comparable)

  1. with one's family; as a family
    • Miles of sun-protected picnic areas and playgrounds line the shore where hundreds of Jiddawis en famille gather in their own private public spot—men, women, and children together—a notable difference from the days of men with men in public and women with women in homes.1987 October, Marianne Alireza, “Women of Saudi Arabia”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, pages 434-435
  2. informally
    • Then be careful how you accept invitations. To a large dinner, or an evening party, you may go with pleasure and safety indiscriminately, be the party of what side it may; but a breakfast or dinner, en famille, with those whom hereafter you will know as political opponents, may embarrass you...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXIX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 199
  3. at home

en famille meaning in Kannada

en famille in Kannada

ತನ್ನ ಸಂಸಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಒಂದೇ ಸಂಸಾರವೆಂಬಂತೆ, ಸಖ್ಯದಿಂದ

Origin of en famille

Borrowed from French en famille (literally “in family”).

Words that rhyme with en famille

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Questions about en famille

What does en famille mean?
En famille means with one's family; as a family.
What is en famille in Kannada?
En famille in Kannada is ತನ್ನ ಸಂಸಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಒಂದೇ ಸಂಸಾರವೆಂಬಂತೆ, ಸಖ್ಯದಿಂದ. See En famille meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is en famille?
En famille is an adverb.
How do you pronounce en famille?
En famille is pronounced /ˌɒ̃ faˈmiː/ (UK).

Words near en famille in the dictionary

  1. en croix
  2. en dash
  3. en dashes
  4. en echelon
  5. en face
  6. en famille
  7. en femme
  8. en flute
  9. en garde
  10. en garçon
  11. en homme

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Adapted from Wiktionary: en famille (page history and authors); en famille (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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