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[hawrd, hohrd] 
noun, verb, hord⋅ed, hord⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists. |
| 2. | a tribe or troop of Asian nomads. |
| 3. | any nomadic group. |
| 4. | a moving pack or swarm of animals: A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to gather in a horde: The prisoners horded together in the compound. |
Origin:
1545–55; earlier also hord, horda ≪ Czech, Pol horda < Ukrainian dial. gordá, Ukrainian ordá, ORuss (orig. in Zolotaya orda the Golden Horde), via Mongolian or directly < Turkic ordu, orda royal residence or camp (later, any military encampment, army); cf. Urdu
1545–55; earlier also hord, horda ≪ Czech, Pol horda < Ukrainian dial. gordá, Ukrainian ordá, ORuss (orig. in Zolotaya orda the Golden Horde), via Mongolian or directly < Turkic ordu, orda royal residence or camp (later, any military encampment, army); cf. Urdu
Synonyms:
1. mob, herd, throng.
1. mob, herd, throng.
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| horde (hôrd, hōrd) n.
[Ultimately (via Polish horda) from North-Western Turkic ordï, residence, court, from Old Turkic ordu.] |
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Horde
Horde\, n. [F. horde (cf. G. horde), fr. Turk. ord?, ord[=i], camp; of Tartar origin.] A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. --Thomson.
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Language Translation for : horde
Spanish:
horda (histórico); multitud,
German:
die Horde,
Japanese:
群れ
horde
1555, from W. Turkic (cf. Tatar urda "horde," Turkish ordu "camp, army"), to Eng. via Polish, Fr., or Sp. The initial -h- seems to have been attached in Polish.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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