Horde 1013791 225661247 2008-07-14T19:58:19Z ماني 7206760 {{wiktionary}} '''Horde''', a term of Turkic origin meaning a [[clan]] of [[nomads]] (ultimately from the [[Turkic languages|Turkic]] ''ordu'', ''orda'' meaning "encampment" <ref>Merriam-Webster Online - [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/horde ''horde''], Dictionary.com - [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/horde ''horde'']</ref>, cf. {{lang-tt|''Urda''}}; {{lang-mn|Ордын}}; {{lang-tr|''Ordu''}}; cf. the related term ''[[yurt]]''). 'Ordu' is also the word for 'Army' in [[Persian language|Persian ]] of Afghanistan. '''Horde''' may refer to: * the [[White Horde]], formed 1226. * the [[Blue Horde]], formed 1227. * the [[Golden Horde]], a Tatar-Mongol state established in the 1240s * the [[Nogai Horde]], a Tatar clan situated in the Caucasus Mountain region, formed in the 1390s. * [[Jüz]], the traditional divisions of Kazakh society, consisting of the Greater, Middle and Lesser Hordes. Horde may also refer to: * [[Workers' and Peasants' Red Army]], known colloquially in the West during the Cold War as the ''Red Horde'' * [[Great Dark Horde]], an independent fraternal/sororal group within the Society for Creative Anachronism modeled on an idealized version of Mongol culture * [[Evil Horde]], a group of fictional characters in ''Masters of the Universe'' media * [[Horde (band)]], an unblack metal band * [[The Golden Horde (band)]], a rock band * [[Horde (software)]], a Web software programmers' framework * [[The Horde (video game)|''The Horde'']], a 1994 action-strategy video game * [[Locust Horde]], main enemies in the Xbox 360 video game ''Gears of War'' * [[Warcraft universe|Horde]], one of the factions in the [[Warcraft universe]]. * [[H.O.R.D.E.]], a music festival in the United States ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== * [[Urdu]], a Persianized register of the ''[[Khariboli]]'' language, takes its name from the same word. *not to be confused with unrelated ''[[Hoard]]'' "treasure". {{disambig|Horde}} [[Category:Words of Turkish origin]] [[de:Horde]] [[fr:Horde]] [[ja:オルド]] [[nl:Horde]] [[ru:Орда]]