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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmultitude
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mül-ti-tüd
"La fête a attiré une multitude de visiteurs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large number of people or things.
"The festival attracted a multitude of visitors from all over the country." - 2
The state of being numerous.
"The multitude of stars in the night sky was breathtaking."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'multitude' originates from the Latin 'multitudo', which means 'a great number' or 'a crowd'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to refer to a large number of people or things.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Multitude" is said worldwide
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multitude
Transliteration: mül-ti-tüd
"La fête a attiré une multitude de visiteurs."
Menge
Transliteration: men-guh
"Das Festival zog eine Menge Besucher an."
moltitudine
Transliteration: mol-ti-di-ne
"Il festival ha attratto una moltitudine di visitatori."
multitud
Transliteration: mul-ti-tud
"El festival atrajo a una multitud de visitantes."
multidão
Transliteration: mul-ti-dão
"O festival atraiu uma multidão de visitantes."
जनसमूह
Transliteration: janasamuh
"त्योहार ने एक विशाल जनसमूह को आकर्षित किया।"
众多
Transliteration: zhòng duō
"节日吸引了众多游客。"
다수
Transliteration: da-su
"축제는 많은 방문객을 끌어들였습니다."
多数
Transliteration: tasū
"祭りは多数の訪問者を引き寄せました。"
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