co ‧ te ‧ rie /ˈkəʊtəri $ ˈkoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: Old French , 'group of farmers renting land' , from an unrecorded Old French cotier 'someone who lives in a cottage, farmer' , from Medieval Latin cotarius , from English cot ; ⇨ ↑ cottage ]
a small group of people who enjoy doing the same things together, and do not like including others ⇨ clique