lashkar
- noun
- Indian
- A lashkar of volunteers arrived at the shelter to help with the cleanup.
Examples
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The festival attracted a lashkar of people from neighboring towns.
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A lashkar gathered in the square to listen to the speaker.
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A large lashkar gathered to celebrate the festival.
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The lashkar marched through the streets, chanting slogans.
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A lashkar of volunteers arrived at the shelter to help with the cleanup.
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The festival attracted a lashkar of people from neighboring towns.
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A lashkar gathered in the square to listen to the speaker.
Synonyms
Many people or things are close together in one place
A group of people who follow the same leader
A group of people, animals, or things gathered together
A large crowd of people packed closely together
How Large
Surface Forms
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.