Spanish Conversation · Level 28
89 words
Spanish word
fundación
Pronunciation
IPA/fundaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounfoundation
Example
La fundación ayuda a los niños de la comunidad.
The foundation helps the children of the community.
More examples
¿Sabes qué fundación apoya proyectos medioambientales?
Do you know which foundation supports environmental projects?
Core concept
Laying a foundation stone for an organization.
Common phrases
establecer una fundación
set up a foundation
fundación privada
private foundation
fundación internacional
international foundation
Similar words
organización: Group that brings people and resources together to plan and carry out coordinated activities.
institución: Body that performs ongoing public, official, or professional functions in society.
asociación: Group of people who join to pursue a shared interest or common purpose.
entidad: Unit that the law treats as a single organization for rights, duties, and official matters.
Definition in Spanish
Acción o proceso de establecer una entidad o institución; por extensión, nombre de la organización resultante.
Word origin
From Latin fundatio, from fundare 'to lay a foundation', originally the act of establishing something and later the organization that results.
Usage tips
- Alone, la fundación most often names the organization (commonly a nonprofit); the action is expressed with crear una fundación, la fundación de X, or the verb fundar.
Other meanings
- foundingnoun
Opposites
- disolucióndissolutionnoun
- liquidaciónwinding upnoun