Main Entry: horde

Pronunciation: \ˈhȯrd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French, German, & Polish; Middle French & German, from Polish horda, from Ukrainian dial. gorda, alteration of Ukrainian orda, from Old Russian, from Turkic orda, ordu khan's residence

Date: 1555

1 a : a political subdivision of central Asian nomads b : a people or tribe of nomadic life
2 : a teeming crowd or throng : swarm

synonyms see crowd