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grupo

Definitions of grupo
  1. noun
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
    synonyms: agrupación, colectivo
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    examples:
    oriente
    the countries of Asia
    capitolio
    the federal government of the United States
    types:
    hombre, humanidad, mundo, raza humana
    all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
    disposición, orden, ordenación
    an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
    reino
    a basic group of natural objects
    grupo biológico
    a group of plants or animals
    gente
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
    grupo social
    people sharing some social relation
    acumulación, agregación, colección, cúmulo
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    etnia
    people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
    raza
    people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
    subgrupo
    a distinct and often subordinate group within a group
    pueblo
    the body of citizens of a state or country
    población
    a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
    gente, masa, multitud, pueblo
    the common people generally
    sistema
    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
    lantánido, tierras raras
    any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
    halógeno
    any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
    comitiva, comparsa, pompa, procesión, romería
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    chapuza
    any improvised arrangement for temporary use
    farmacopea
    a collection or stock of drugs
    vestuario
    collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company
    categorización, clasificación
    a group of people or things arranged by class or category
    genotipo
    a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
    guerrero indio
    people who are brave
    difunto, extinto, muerto
    people who are no longer living
    enemigo
    any hostile group of people
    plebe, pueblo, rotería, vulgo
    people in general (often used in the plural)
    enfermo, vómito
    people who are sick
    herido
    people who are wounded
    gusanera, hatajo, hato, mano
    any collection in its entirety
    estatuaria, estatuario
    statues collectively
    suma total
    the final aggregate
    aglomeración, aglomerado
    a jumbled collection or mass
    cúmulo, mogote, mojón, montón, pila, porrada
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
    asociación, comunidad, corporación, cuerpo
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    sociedad
    an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
    minoría
    a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
    capilla, clan, familia, familiares, saga, tribu
    group of people related by blood or marriage
    condición, rango
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    colectividad, grupo humano
    a group of persons together in one place
    biblioteca
    a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
    mitología
    myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
    feligreses, fieles
    a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
    grupo taxonómico
    animal or plant group having natural relations
    biología
    all the plant and animal life of a particular region
    fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
    conjunto
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
    categoría, clase
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    amarro, bulto, envoltijo, lío, mazo, paquete
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    organización
    a group of people who work together
    guardia
    the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
    laicado
    in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
    electorado
    the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
    nación, país, pueblo
    the people who live in a nation or country
    pueblo
    people in general considered as a whole
    basca, gente, hueste, mesnada, seguidores
    a group of followers or enthusiasts
    conjunto, círculo
    an unofficial association of people or groups
    bajos fondos, hampa, submundo
    underworld organizations
    galaxia
    a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
    galaxia, nebulosa, nebuloso
    (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
    subcultura
    a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
    no alineamiento
    people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty
    repertorio
    the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
    economía, sistema económico
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
    ecosistema
    a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
    generación
    group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
    descendencia, hijo, hijos, posteridad
    all of the offspring of a given progenitor
    generación
    all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
    familia, tribu
    a social division of (usually preliterate) people
    cuadro vivo
    a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
    antología, botarga, miscelánea, misceláneo, silva, surtido, variedad
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
    clientela, parroquia
    customers collectively
    exposición
    a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
    circulación, tráfico
    the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
    formación
    an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
    aviación
    the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
    red
    an interconnected system of things or people
    organismo
    a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
    sintaxis
    a systematic orderly arrangement
    flora, vegetación
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
    derecho, jurisprudencia
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
    ordenación
    logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
    datos, información
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
    movimiento
    a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
    aborigen
    a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
    ástato
    a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
    bromo
    a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
    cloro
    a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
    flúor
    a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
    yodo
    a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
    type of:
    abstracción
    a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
  2. noun
    any collection in its entirety
    synonyms: gusanera, hatajo, hato, mano
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    type of:
    acumulación, agregación, colección, cúmulo
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  3. noun
    a grouping of a number of similar things
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    type of:
    aglomeración, aglomerado
    a jumbled collection or mass
  4. noun
    an unofficial association of people or groups
    synonyms: conjunto, círculo
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    types:
    cenáculo, pandilla, peña
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
    cuatrocientos
    the exclusive social set of a city
    bando
    a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
    camarilla, facción, junta
    a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
    secta
    a dissenting clique
    destacamento
    a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore
    equipo de salvamento
    a party of people to search for someone
    type of:
    grupo social
    people sharing some social relation
  5. noun
    an association of criminals
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    type of:
    asociación
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
  6. noun
    an informal body of friends
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    type of:
    colectividad, grupo humano
    a group of persons together in one place
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