English Explanatory Dictionary

orda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A political and military organizational structure used by Turkic and Mongol peoples, sometimes referred to as a horde.

Word forms

orda ordas ordu ordo ordon

Etymology

From Russian орда́ (ordá) and other sources, all ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ordu. Doublet of horde (which see for more) and Urdu.

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