French word

entité

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃tite/

Meaning

  • feminine nounorganization

Example

L'entité a envoyé un message au personnel.

The organization sent a message to the staff.

Illustration for entité (organization)

More examples

Une entité privée a conclu un partenariat avec la ville.

A private entity entered into a partnership with the city.

Core concept

One recognizable whole that stands apart from its surroundings as a thing or organized body.

Common phrases

  • entité administrative

    administrative entity

  • entité privée

    private entity

  • entité distincte

    distinct entity

Similar words

organisation: An organized body of people formed around a shared purpose.
groupe: A group of several people, often working together as a team.
entreprise: A company or business that operates for profit.
association: A nonprofit group formed voluntarily around a shared purpose.

Definition in French

Une unité ou un groupement distinct, concret ou abstrait, reconnu comme ayant une existence propre.

Word origin

French entité is a learned formation from Latin entitas, based on ens 'being' and the suffix -itas used to form abstract nouns.

Usage tips

  • Entité is more formal than organisation or groupe in many everyday contexts, especially when referring to a body as a legal or conceptual unit.

Other meanings

  • institutionnoun

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