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Horde.

horde

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɔrdə/[ˈhɔɐ̯.də][ˈhɔʁ-][ˈhɔr-]
  1. horde

    feminine
  2. troop of monkeys

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle High German horde (15th c.), from Old Polish orda, from Old East Slavic [script needed] (orda), itself from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠳ᠋ᠤ (ordu) or from a Kipchak language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“camp”).

noun/ˈhɔrdə/[ˈhɔɐ̯.də][ˈhɔʁ-][ˈhɔr-]
  1. alternative form of Hürde rack on which fruit and vegetables are stored or dried

    feminine
  2. alternative form of Hürde mobile fencing element, hurdle

    feminine
  3. crate, box of wooden slats

    feminine · regional
Where this word comes from

Low German, to a lesser degree also Central German, variant. From Middle Low German hōrt, hōrde and northern Middle High German horde, both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hurdi, *hurþi.

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