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HORDE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vast multitude

Synonyms:

horde; host; legion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("horde" is a kind of...):

concourse; multitude; throng (a large gathering of people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A moving crowd

Synonyms:

drove; horde; swarm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("horde" is a kind of...):

crowd (a large number of things or people considered together)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A nomadic community

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("horde" is a kind of...):

community (a group of people living in a particular local area)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "horde"):

Golden Horde (a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century)

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