[koh-tuh-ree] 
| 1. | a group of people who associate closely. |
| 2. | an exclusive group; clique. |
| 3. | a group of prairie dogs occupying a communal burrow. |
| co·ter·ie (kō'tə-rē, kō'tə-rē') n. A small, often select group of persons who associate with one another frequently. [French, from Old French, peasant association, from cotier, cottager, from *cote, cottage, possibly of Germanic origin.] |
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