noun
foundation
The act of establishing something new.
The foundation of the college brought new students to town.
Etymology
Latin fundatio names the laying of a base or founding. Establishing a new institution or undertaking is figuratively giving it the base on which it can develop.
More examples
- They celebrated the club's foundation a century earlier.
- The records describe the city's foundation.
- She played a key role in the foundation of the association.
Forms
foundation · foundations
Similar words
- establishment
- The usual equivalent for starting an institution.
- founding
- A direct alternative for creating an institution or organization.