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kith
[ kith ]
/ kɪθ /
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noun
acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
a group of people living in the same area and forming a culture with a common language, customs, economy, etc., usually endogamous.
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Origin of kith
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH kith
kin, kithWords nearby kith
kitembilla, kitenge, kitesurfing, kite winder, kit fox, kith, kith and kin, kithara, kithe, Kíthira, Kitikmeot
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British Dictionary definitions for kith
kith
/ (kɪθ) /
noun
one's friends and acquaintances (esp in the phrase kith and kin)
Word Origin for kith
Old English cӯthth, from cūth; see uncouth
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