organización

/oɾɡaniθaˈθjon/ · B1 · noun · f

organization

🗂️ organiz- + -ación: Spanish -ción is English -tion, so organization

It comes from Greek organon, meaning tool: an organization is parts working together like tools. Every -ción noun is feminine, so it is la organización. In Spain both z and ci sound like th: or-ga-ni-tha-THYON.

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