sociedad

/soθjeˈdad/ · A2 · noun · f

society

sociedad = society: Latin societas, from socius (companion, ally)

English -ty words often become -dad in Spanish: society → sociedad, city → ciudad, liberty → libertad. The root socius (companion) also gives socio, Spanish for partner or member, so a sociedad is a group of socios.

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