menigte — meaning in English
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English meaning
- army noun A large organized force trained and equipped for warfare, especially on land.
- body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
- concourse noun A large open area inside or in front of a building, especially one linking routes such as platforms in a station or terminal.
- congregation noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
- crowd noun A large number of people gathered closely together.
- many det A large but unspecified number of (used with countable nouns).
- mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
- rabble noun A disorderly, unruly crowd of people.
- swarm noun A large group of insects, especially bees, moving or migrating together.
- throng noun A large, densely packed crowd of people.
Senses
menigte is used for these senses in English:
- army (figuratively) Any multitude.
- body A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]
- concourse A large group of people; a crowd.
- congregation A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
- congregation Any large gathering of people.
- many A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
- mob (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
- swarm A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
army — full definition
- noun A large organized force trained and equipped for warfare, especially on land.
- noun A large group of people or things organized or working toward a common goal.
body — full definition
- noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
- noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
- noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
- noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
- verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.