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lashkar

lashkar

9.9
A large crowd of people who gather for the same purpose
  • noun
  • Indian
: multitud
  • A lashkar of volunteers arrived at the shelter to help with the cleanup.

Examples

  • The festival attracted a lashkar of people from neighboring towns.

  • A lashkar gathered in the square to listen to the speaker.

  • A large lashkar gathered to celebrate the festival.

  • The lashkar marched through the streets, chanting slogans.

  • A lashkar of volunteers arrived at the shelter to help with the cleanup.

  • The festival attracted a lashkar of people from neighboring towns.

  • A lashkar gathered in the square to listen to the speaker.

Synonyms

crowd
vslashkar
∞ 1.0

Many people or things are close together in one place

is used for groups often formed for a common purpose rather than mere presence
flock
vslashkar
57 2.0

A group of people who follow the same leader

is used for large groups often formed for a common purpose
congregation
vslashkar
5 3.4

A group of people, animals, or things gathered together

is used for groups with a common purpose, not the gathering action
thring
vslashkar
  • Archaic
9.9

A large crowd of people packed closely together

is used for groups often formed for a common purpose rather than density

How Large

throng
26 5.9
multitude
9 4.6
lashkar
  • Indian
9.9
crowd
∞ 1.0
assembly
248 2.5

Surface Forms

lashkar singular
lashkars plural

Etymology

Lashkar comes from Persian and Urdu, used in South Asia, where the word means 'army' or 'camp'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine an 'army' of volunteers, so lashkar can mean a large group or crowd gathered for one purpose.