Definition of AFFILIATED (original) (raw)

: closely associated with another typically in a dependent or subordinate position

the university and its affiliated medical school

Synonyms

Examples of affiliated in a Sentence

costuming and set design are affiliated arts, both requiring research into the period of the play or film

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With full Sunday services now capped at roughly 800 people and hundreds more attending church groups, programs, and the affiliated ministry school, the Boers are planning a $20 million expansion that will bring the church auditorium’s capacity to over 2,000. —Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2025 Its convenient location in the heart of the inlet puts you just minutes away from some of the area’s top golf courses, including the hotel’s affiliated courses: Caledonia Golf and Fish Club, True Blue Plantation, and all the courses of the Waccamaw Golf Trail. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025 The website says the meme coin is not politically affiliated. —Lex Harvey, Auzinea Bacon and Matt Egan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025 Hundreds of affiliated marches are also taking place in cities across the country today as well as a few international destinations. —David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for affiliated

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of affiliate entry 1

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of affiliated was in 1767

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“Affiliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliated. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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