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n. 联系;从属关系;附属机构,隶属机构,分公司,分会,分部

拆分:  af-临近 + -fili-子女 + -ation名词词尾  

例:
democrats with no party affiliation 无党派民主人士 
a sister city affiliation 姐妹城市的亲善关系 
business affiliation 企业联营 
school in affilation with a university 附属于某大学地学院 
There is no affiliation between our organization and theirs, even though our names are similar. 尽管两个组织的名称相似，但我们之间并没有关系。