gente

Definitions of gente
  1. noun
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
    synonyms: affollamento, folla, moltitudine, popolo
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    caduto, defunto, morto, trapassato
    people who are no longer living
    ceto inferiore, classe inferiore, plebe, popolo, volgo
    people in general (often used in the plural)
    ferito
    people who are wounded
    ceto, classe, classe sociale, classe socio-economica, stato
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    nazione, paese, popolo
    the people who live in a nation or country
    pubblico, sala
    people in general considered as a whole
    generazione
    all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
    clientela
    customers collectively
    base
    people who constitute the main body of any group
    madamigella
    young people collectively
    pianeta
    people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
    confraternita, congregazione, fratellanza
    people engaged in a particular occupation
    classe lavoratrice, manodopera, popolo, proletariato
    a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
    borghesia, ceto medio, classe media
    the social class between the lower and upper classes
    malavita, malvivenza, teppa
    the criminal class
    casta
    a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
    casta
    (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
    alta borghesia
    the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
    ciurma, ciurmaglia, gentaglia, marmaglia, plebaglia, teppa
    disparaging terms for the common people
    mercato, piazza
    the customers for a particular product or service
    artigianato
    people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
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    gruppo, insieme
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  2. noun
    people descended from a common ancestor
    synonyms: ascendenza, casata, ceppo, famiglia, generazione, genia, lignaggio, nascita, progenie, prosapia, razza, schiatta, stipite, stirpe
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    casa, casa regnante, dinastia
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    stirpe
    family based on male descent
    famiglia reale, reali
    royal persons collectively
    type of:
    linea, pedigree
    the descendants of one individual
  3. noun
    family based on male descent
    synonyms: stirpe
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    ascendenza, casata, ceppo, famiglia, generazione, genia, lignaggio, nascita, progenie, prosapia, razza, schiatta, stipite, stirpe
    people descended from a common ancestor
  4. noun
    the body of citizens of a state or country
    synonyms: massa, popolo
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    base, base elettorale, corpo elettorale
    the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
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    gruppo, insieme
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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