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   Horde

   /hôrd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large group of people: derogatory "he was surrounded by a horde of tormenting relatives"
   • ▪ an army or tribe of nomadic warriors: "Tartar hordes"
   • 2. a loosely knit small social group typically consisting of about five families.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally denoting a tribe or troop of Tartar or other nomads): from Polish horda, from Turkish ordu ‘(royal) camp’.

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   What is Horde noun?

   • Definition of horde noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary a large crowd of people There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer. Football fans turned up in hordes. Definitions on the go Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.

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   What is a horde of people?

   • A large number of people or things. We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs. It is true, the more progressive members of our horde lived in the caves above the river.

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   Where did the word horde come from?

   • Recorded in English since 1555. From Middle French horde, from German Horde, from Polish horda, from Russian орда́ (ordá, “horde", 'clan, troop'”), probably from Kipchak Turkic (compare Tatar урда (urda, “horde”) ), from Proto-Turkic *or- (“army, place of staying of the army, ruler etc.”).

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   What is a horde in video games?

   • "Horde" always refers to a large group of living humans or animals. Nintendo's new video game system has attracted hordes of casual gamers. When the morning bell rang, a horde of teachers came piling out of the staff room.

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   Horde definition: a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd. See examples of HORDE used in a sentence.

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   Define horde. horde synonyms, horde pronunciation, horde translation, English dictionary definition of horde. a wandering group or a swarm: A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp. Not to be confused with: hoard – a stash; to store away: In wartime people have a...

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