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subsociety
subsociety n.
Brit. 
/ˈsʌbsəˌsʌɪəti/
, /ˈsʌbsəˌsʌɪəti/U.S. /ˈsəbsəˌsaɪədi/
/ˈsəbsəˌsaɪədi/ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > subculture or alternative culture
subsociety1820
subculture1914
alternative society1941
hip-hop culture1983
1820 J. Taylor Constr. Construed ix. 153 Protection and contribution are reciprocal political principles, and it would be unjust to the rest of society, to establish a sub-society, entitled to the one and absolved from the other.
1951 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Social Anthropol. i. 13 Its boundaries include..peoples of near and further Asia, north Africa, and parts of Europe—an almost limitless number of..societies and sub-societies.
2002 P. R. Craig Vineyard Enigma 111 There was a subsociety of artists, art dealers, and art collectors on the island.
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