horde

/ˈhȯrd/

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

noun

  1. a political subdivision of central Asian nomads

  2. a people or tribe of nomadic life

  3. a large unorganized group of individuals : a teeming crowd or throng

crowd throng horde crush mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. throng and horde suggest movement and pushing.

noun

  1. a body of Mongols that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century and dominated Russia until 1486

geographical name

  1. region comprising most of what is now Russia in Europe; formed the western part of the Mongol Empire from the middle of the 13th century to the end of the 14th century