Meanings
nounsocial group (plural social groups)
plural social groups
- A collection of humans or animals who share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 社會群體 /社会群体, 社群
- 社會群體 /社会群体 (shèhuì qúntǐ)collection of humans or animals
- 社群 (shèqún)collection of humans or animals
Czech sociální skupina
- sociální skupinacollection of humans or animals
Danish socialgruppe
- socialgruppecollection of humans or animals
Finnish ryhmä
- ryhmäcollection of humans or animals
French groupe social
- groupe socialcollection of humans or animals
German soziale Gruppe
- soziale Gruppecollection of humans or animals
Italian gruppo sociale
- gruppo socialecollection of humans or animals
Japanese 社会集団
- 社会集団 (shakai shūdan)collection of humans or animals
Korean 사회집단
- 사회집단 (sahoejipdan)collection of humans or animals
Norwegian sosialgruppe
- sosialgruppecollection of humans or animals
Polish grupa społeczna
- grupa społecznacollection of humans or animals
Russian социа́льная гру́ппа
- социа́льная гру́ппа (sociálʹnaja grúppa)collection of humans or animals
Slovak sociálna skupina
- sociálna skupinacollection of humans or animals
Spanish grupo social
- grupo socialcollection of humans or animals
Swedish socialgrupp
- socialgruppcollection of humans or animals
Ukrainian соціальна група
- соціальна група (socialʹna hrupa)collection of humans or animals
Cite this entry
APA
social group. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20group
MLA
“social group.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20group. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social group,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20group.
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