1. (n.)establishment the act of establishing; the state or fact of being established.
2. establishment something established; a constituted order or system.
3. establishment the Establishment, the people and institutions constituting the existing power structure in society; institutional authority.
4. establishment (often cap.) the dominant group in a field of endeavor or organization: the literary Establishment.
5. establishment a household; place of residence including its furnishings, grounds, etc.
6. establishment a place of business together with its employees, merchandise, equipment, etc.
7. establishment a permanent civil, military, or other force or organization.
8. establishment an institution, as a school or hospital.
9. establishment an established church, esp. the Church of England.
10. establishment Archaic. a fixed or settled income.
Etymology: (1475–85)
Definition of 'establishment'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation the act of forming or establishing something "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
3. (noun)administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
4. (noun)establishment a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
1. (noun)establishment a large organization or institution the country's oldest educational establishment
2. establishment the process of establishing sth the establishment of a new university
Definition of 'establishment'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)establishment the act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation
2. (noun)establishment the state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state
3. (noun)establishment that which is established; as: (a) A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the civil power; as, the Episcopal establishment of England. (b) A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or organization. (c) The place in which one is permanently fixed for residence or business; residence, including grounds, furniture, equipage, etc.; with which one is fitted out; also, any office or place of business, with its fixtures; that which serves for the carrying on of a business; as, to keep up a large establishment; a manufacturing establishment
Definition of 'establishment'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. establishment An installation, together with its personnel and equipment, organized as an operating entity. See also activity; base; equipment.
Definitions of establishment 
Afrikaans: stig, vestig
Arabic: تأسيس، إنْشاء، تَعْزيز، ب
Bulgarian: установяване
Brazilian: estabelecimento
Czech: zřízení, ustavení
German: die Gründung
Danish: oprettelse; etablering
Greek: ίδρυση, εγκατάσταση, καθι
Spanish: establecimiento
Estonian: asutamine
Farsi: استقرار؛ تاسیس
Finnish: perustaminen
French: constitution
Hebrew: הֲקַמָה
Hindi: स्थान
Croatian: osnivanje, utemeljenje, o
Hungarian: létesítés
Indonesian: pemantapan
Icelandic: stofnun
Italian: costituzione
Japanese: 設立
Korean: 설립
Lithuanian: įkūrimas
Latvian: nodibināšana; izveidošana
Malay: pemantapan
Dutch: vestiging
Norwegian: grunnlegging, oppretting
Polish: założenie
Persian: استقرار؛ تاسیس
Pashto: تاسيس، موْسسه، داستوګنى ا
Portuguese: estabelecimento
Romanian: consacrare
Russian: установление; учреждение
Slovak: založenie
Slovenian: uveljavitev; ustanovitev
Serbian: uspostavljanje
Swedish: etablering, grunda, bilda
Thai: การสถาปนา
Turkish: kurma, tesis etme
Taiwanese: 創辦，建立
Ukrainian: заснування; створення
Urdu: تشکیل دینے کا عمل
Vietnamese: sự thành lập
Chinese: 确定，建立
