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subsociety

subsociety noun: a society making up part of a larger society.

Noun

subsociety (plural subsocieties)

  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.1975, Ruth S. Cavan, Jordan T. Cavan, “Cultural Patterns, Functions, and Dysfunctions of Endogamy and Intermarriage”, in Ruth E. Albrecht, E. Wilbur Bock, compilers, Encounter: Love, Marriage, and...
    • In fact, culture is nothing but the willful acquisition of vulnerability. This is exactly the reason it is derided by the Green Berets and their like in other totalitarian societies or subsocieties.1982 May 31, Niccolo Tucci, “'THE WHOLE PROBLEM OF COURAGE NEEDS A REDIFINITION'; I was made livid with anger when I read in the newspaper the Green Berets' complaint that their "bad boys" are giving...

Forms of subsociety

pluralsubsocieties

Origin of subsociety

From sub- + society.

Questions about subsociety

What does subsociety mean?
Subsociety means a society making up part of a larger society.
What part of speech is subsociety?
Subsociety is a noun.
What is the plural of subsociety?
The plural of subsociety is subsocieties.

Words near subsociety in the dictionary

  1. subsmile
  2. subsmiles
  3. subsocial
  4. subsociality
  5. subsocieties
  6. subsociety
  7. subsoil
  8. subsoiled
  9. subsoiler
  10. subsoilers
  11. subsoiling

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