organisation

Alternative forms

• organization (American)

Etymology

From Middle French organisation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

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Noun

organisation (countable and uncountable, plural organisations)

1. British standard spelling of organization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.ɡa.ni.za.sjɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: organisations

Noun

organisation f (plural organisations)

1. organization

Further reading

• “organisation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Noun

organisation c

1. an organization; a group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.