/ ˈentəti; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) ( formal ) something that exists separately from other things and has its own identity :
The unit has become part of a larger department and no longer exists as a separate entity .
These countries can no longer be viewed as a single entity .
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (denoting a thing's existence): from French entité or medieval Latin entitas , from late Latin ens , ent- being (from esse be).