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Meanings of foundation in English

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A woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body.

        Portuguese
        fundação
        Catalan
        fundació
        Spanish
        instauración

        The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.

            fundação
            Portuguese
            alicerce
            Catalan
            fonament
            Spanish
            fundamento

            The lowest support of a structure.

                alicerce
                Russian
                фонды
                Portuguese
                fundação
                Spanish
                fundación sin ánimo de lucro
                Catalan
                fundació no lucrativa

                Type of nonprofit organization.

                      Related terms
                      фонды
                      Usage of foundation in English
                      1
                      She said: Voting is the foundation of our democracy and our freedom.
                      Independent.ie
                      2
                      However, the foundation questioned that process and is now taking court action.
                      Radio NZ
                      3
                      Time and the work on the house foundation had seen to that.
                      Silence of the grave
                      4
                      These are the foundation of democracy, they're the operating system of democracy.
                      Wired
                      5
                      Ms Dawes said the foundation had specific interest in funding ependymoma research.
                      News.com.au
                      6
                      Remember that, at its foundation, the Common Market had only six members.
                      The Guardian
                      7
                      Some believe that helped lay the foundation for the recent financial crisis.
                      Reuters
                      8
                      Eldorado said the decision provides a foundation to advance dialogue with Greece.
                      Reuters
                      9
                      The foundation is calling for cross-party support for a national action plan.
                      Radio NZ
                      10
                      The foundation has received millions of taxpayer dollars through the Health Ministry.
                      Radio NZ
                      11
                      The USA, he said, adopted this as a foundation of their democracy.
                      Jamaica Observer
                      12
                      The ministry said the foundation had therefore been issued with a warning.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      A new facility has established the foundation for a national research institute.
                      Pubmed
                      14
                      Jortham Napat says foundation work began at the beginning of this month.
                      Radio NZ
                      15
                      These form the foundation for scientific, economic, and industrial development and research.
                      The South African
                      16
                      His 10-year-old foundation promotes good governance and the transformation of African agriculture.
                      Reuters