coterie

noun co·te·rie \ˈkō-tə-(ˌ)rē, ˌkō-tə-ˈ\

: a small group of people who are interested in the same thing and who usually do not allow other people to join the group

Full Definition of COTERIE

: an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose

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French, from Middle French, tenants, from Old French cotier cotter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cot hut

First Known Use: 1738

Synonyms: body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, gang, coven, crowd, fold, galère, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, set

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