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horde
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horde  (hôrd, hrd)
n.
1. A large group or crowd; a swarm: a horde of mosquitoes. See Synonyms at crowd1.
2.
a. A nomadic Mongol tribe.
b. A nomadic tribe or group.

[Ultimately (via Polish horda) from North-Western Turkic ordï, residence, court, from Old Turkic ordu.]

horde
Noun
a very large crowd, often frightening or unpleasant [Turkish ordū camp]
USAGE: Horde is sometimes wrongly written where hoard is meant: a hoard (not horde) of gold coins.

Horde a great company, esp. of savage or uncivilized people. See also gang, rabble, troop.
Examples: horde of barbarians: of Gauls, 1838; of gnats; of Goths, 1695; of insects, 1834; of misers—Lipton, 1970; of pirates, 1837; of regicides, 1796; of savages—Brewer, Tartars, 1594; of wolves, 1864; of young readers, 1888.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.horde - a vast multitude
concourse, throng, multitude - a large gathering of people
2.horde - a nomadic community
community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
Golden Horde - a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century
3.hordehorde - a moving crowd                      
crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"

horde
Translations
horde [hɔːd] nhorda

horde [hɔːd] nHorde f

horde [hɔːd] norda

horde
n horde [hoːd]
a crowd or large number (of people etc) Hordes of tourists thronged the temple. horde حَشْدٌ مِن، عَدَد كَبير من орда houf; horda horde; sværm die Horde ορδή horda (histórico); multitud kari گروه lauma horde הָמוֹן भीड़ horda, rulja horda orang banyak hjörð, mergð orda 群れ 무리 minia, orda bars; pūlis begitu ramai atau banyak horde horde, menneskemasse horda horda ceată полчище húf horda horda hord โขยง kalabalık 人群 орда گروہ bầy, lũ, đám


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