great horde

great horde
noun
Usage: usually capitalized G&H
Etymology: translation of Kirghiz ulu-juz
: a subdivision of the Kirghiz living south of Lake Balkhash in Soviet Central Asia the chief divisions of which are the Kangli and the Dulat

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