väkijoukko — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
- heap noun A pile of things gathered or thrown together.
- herd noun A large group of animals of one kind that live, feed, or move together.
- mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
- rabble noun A disorderly, unruly crowd of people.
- rout noun A crushing, disorganized defeat.
- throng noun A large, densely packed crowd of people.
Senses
väkijoukko is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- flock A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
- heap A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- herd (now, usually, pejorative) A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. [from 15th c.]
- 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.
- rabble A mob; a disorderly crowd. [from late 14th c.]
concourse — full definition
- noun A large open area inside or in front of a building, especially one linking routes such as platforms in a station or terminal.
- noun A large crowd of people gathered together.
congregation — full definition
- noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
- noun Any large gathering of people or things.