coexistence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkəʊ.əɡˈzɪs.təns/ weak vowel merger
- /ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English existence English coexistence From co- + existence.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.
While the PSOE’s leader and caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, argues that the act of clemency would help promote coexistence after the tumultuous political and territorial crisis of 2017, his opponents have decried the move as a cynical and self-serving means of remaining in power.
2023 November 12, Sam Jones, “Fresh protests held across Spain over amnesty deal for Catalan separatists”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2023:Cadieux agreed peaceful coexistence was possible.
2023 June 17, Tom Perkins, “‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2023:The day of horror Israel has just experienced signals the end of the Netanyahu experiment in violent coexistence.
2023 October 12, Yuval Noah Harari, “Israelis and Palestinians are facing their moment of greatest danger since 1948”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coexistences | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| co-existence | alternative | lexicographic | |
| coëxistence | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Deriveds
peaceful coexistence · incoexistence · noncoexistence
Relateds
Translations (59)
de Zusammenleben (two or more things existing together) · ru совме́стное существова́ние (two or more things existing together) · fr coexistence (two or more things existing together) · sh koegzistèncija (two or more things existing together) · ru сосуществова́ние (two or more things existing together) · tg ҳамзистӣ (two or more things existing together) · cmn 共存 (two or more things existing together) · sh sȕživot (two or more things existing together) · az birgəmövcudluq (two or more things existing together) · pt coexistência (two or more things existing together) · fa هَمزیستی (two or more things existing together) · ro coexistență (two or more things existing together) · nb sameksistens (two or more things existing together) · ko 공존 (two or more things existing together) · fi yhteiselo (two or more things existing together) · mk сосуштествување (two or more things existing together) · nn sameksistens (two or more things existing together) · et kooseksisteerimine (two or more things existing together) · sk spolužitie (two or more things existing together) · pl koegzystencja (two or more things existing together) · ca coexistència (two or more things existing together) · hu együttélés (two or more things existing together) · cmn 兩立 /两立 (two or more things existing together) · mk коегзистенција (two or more things existing together) · sl sobivanje (two or more things existing together) · sh су̏живот (two or more things existing together) · hy գոյակցություն (two or more things existing together) · da sameksistens (two or more things existing together) · ka თანაარსებობა (two or more things existing together) · ar تَعَايُش (two or more things existing together) · es coexistencia (two or more things existing together) · sv samexistens (two or more things existing together) · fi rinnakkaiselo (two or more things existing together) · it coesistenza (two or more things existing together) · az yanaşı yaşama (two or more things existing together) · id koeksistensi (two or more things existing together) · bg съжителство (two or more things existing together) · hi सहजीवन (two or more things existing together) · da koeksistens (two or more things existing together) · sh коегзистѐнција (two or more things existing together) · mk соживот (two or more things existing together) · ja 共存 (two or more things existing together) · eo kunekzistado (two or more things existing together) · az birgəyaşayış (two or more things existing together) · hy համագոյատեւում (two or more things existing together) · sl sožitje (two or more things existing together) · cs koexistence (two or more things existing together) · pt convívio (two or more things existing together) · be суіснава́нне (two or more things existing together) · gv co-veaghey (two or more things existing together) · uk співіснува́ння (two or more things existing together) · pl współistnienie (two or more things existing together) · el συνύπαρξη (two or more things existing together) · de Koexistenz (two or more things existing together) · nl co-existentie (two or more things existing together) · sk koexistencia (two or more things existing together) · cs spolubytí (two or more things existing together) · bg съвме́стно съществу́ване (two or more things existing together) · he דּוּ־קִיּוּם (two or more things existing together)