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gruppo

Definitions of gruppo
  1. noun
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
    synonyms: insieme
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    examples:
    levante
    the countries of Asia
    Gibilterra
    location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
    pleiade
    a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
    types:
    collettività umana, genere umano, mondo, razza umana, società, terra, umanità
    all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
    regno
    a basic group of natural objects
    affollamento, folla, gente, moltitudine, popolo
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
    comunità, gruppo sociale, società
    people sharing some social relation
    aggregazione, assortimento, collezione, raccolta, scelta, varietà
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    edizione
    all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
    etnia, gruppo etnico
    people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
    brulichio, moltitudine, sciame
    a group of many things in the air or on the ground
    gente, massa, popolo
    the body of citizens of a state or country
    popolazione
    a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
    ceto inferiore, classe inferiore, plebe, popolo, volgo
    the common people generally
    complesso, sistema, somma, totale, totalità
    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
    alogeno
    any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
    processione
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    farmacopea
    a collection or stock of drugs
    bilancia, castello, impalcatura, ponte, ponteggio
    a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
    filza, litania
    a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
    abbigliamento, guardaroba, vestiario
    collection of clothing belonging to one person
    vestiario
    collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company
    popolazione
    (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
    array
    an orderly arrangement
    classificazione
    a group of people or things arranged by class or category
    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
    batteria
    a collection of related things intended for use together
    racimolo
    any collection in its entirety
    contenuto
    everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
    mazzo
    a complete collection of similar things
    conglomerato
    a jumbled collection or mass
    affastellamento, catasta, pila
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
    combinazione
    a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
    corpo, persona, persona giuridica
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    minoranza
    a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
    fascia
    a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
    ceto, classe, classe sociale, classe socio-economica, stato
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    adunata, aggruppamento, convegno, raccolta, raduno, raggruppamento, riunione, sciame
    a group of persons together in one place
    congregazione
    a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
    fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
    aggregazione, assieme, assortimento, bardatura, collezione, finimento, raccolta, scelta, serie, successione, varietà
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
    categoria
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    fagotto, fardello, fastello, involto, mazzetta, mazzo, pacco
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    organizzazione
    a group of people who work together
    avvocato difensore, difesa
    the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
    base, base elettorale, corpo elettorale
    the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
    nazione, paese, popolo
    the people who live in a nation or country
    sovrappopolazione
    too much population
    pubblico, sala
    people in general considered as a whole
    audience, auditorio, auditorium, pubblico, sala, uditorio
    the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
    galassia, nebulosa
    (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
    armata, flotta
    a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
    parco
    group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
    repertorio
    a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule
    repertorio
    the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
    sistema economico
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
    ecosistema, sistema ecologico
    a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
    generazione
    all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
    tribù
    a social division of (usually preliterate) people
    accozzaglia, gamma, insalata, mescolanza, ventaglio
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
    accumulo, ammassamento, ammasso, ammucchiamento, ammucchiata, caterva, cumulazione, cumulo, mandata, massa, mucchio
    a collection of things or persons to be handled together
    infornata
    all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
    clientela
    customers collectively
    base
    people who constitute the main body of any group
    convoglio
    a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
    traffico
    the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
    coorte, formazione, schiera, schieramento
    an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
    aeronautica, aviazione
    the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
    network, rete
    an interconnected system of things or people
    flora, vegetazione, verde
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
    giurisprudenza, legge
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
    serraglio
    a collection of live animals for study or display
    tesoro
    a collection of precious things
    corrente, movimento, scuola
    a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
    nero
    a dark-skinned race
    astato
    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)
    fluoro
    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
    iodio
    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:
    astrazione
    a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
  2. noun
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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    examples:
    Gibilterra
    location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
    types:
    pubblico, sala
    a body of people sharing some common interest
    amministrazione
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    corrente, movimento, scuola
    a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
    facoltà, istituto universitario, organico
    the body of teachers and administrators at a school
    colonia
    a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
    direttivo, direzione
    the body of people who lead a group
    occupazione
    a body of people doing the same kind of work
    fronda, opposizione
    a body of people united in opposing something
    ispettorato
    a body of inspectors
    giuria
    a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
    panel
    a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
    associazione, categoria, classe, corporazione, ordine
    the body of people in a learned occupation
    esecutivo
    persons who administer the law
    ambasciata, diplomazia
    the body of diplomatic personnel
    direzione, dirigenza, management
    those in charge of running a business
    type of:
    comunità, gruppo sociale, società
    people sharing some social relation
  3. noun
    a formal association of people with similar interests
    synonyms: circolo, club, salotto
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    types:
    fratellanza
    a social club for male undergraduates
    type of:
    associazione, categoria, classe, corporazione, ordine
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
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