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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

  1. noun A large organized force trained and equipped for warfare, especially on land.
  2. noun A large group of people or things organized or working toward a common goal.

body — full definition

  1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
  3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
  4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
  5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

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