consociation

noun con·so·ci·a·tion \-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shən, -shē-\

Definition of CONSOCIATION

: association in fellowship or alliance

: an association of churches or religious societies

: an ecological community with a single dominant species

— con·so·ci·a·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

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