lieden

Definitions of lieden
  1. noun
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
    synonyms: groep, groepering, lui, luiden, luitjes
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    oosten
    the countries of Asia
    Ku-Klux-Klan
    a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people
    Zevenster
    a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
    parlementsgebouw
    the federal government of the United States
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    mensdom, mensengeslacht, mensheid
    all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
    ordening, rangschikking
    an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
    natie, oudelui, ouders, ouwelui, volk
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
    arsenaal, collectie, verzameling
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    dr., druk, editie, uitgave
    all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
    natie, volk
    the body of citizens of a state or country
    bevolking, populatie
    a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
    volk
    the common people generally
    omloop
    (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
    bestel, stelsel, systeem
    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
    processie
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    bloemsierkunst
    a decorative arrangement of flowers
    farmacopee
    a collection or stock of drugs
    garderobe
    collection of clothing belonging to one person
    garderobe
    collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company
    inwonertal, populatie
    (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
    leeftijdsgroep, leeftijdsklasse
    a group of people having approximately the same age
    jaloezie, store, zonneblind
    people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
    vijand, vijandin
    any hostile group of people
    canaille, crapuul, gemeen, gepeupel, goegemeente, grauw, janhagel, plebs, publiek, racaille, rapaille, voetvolk
    people in general (often used in the plural)
    instrumentarium
    the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine
    kunstbezit, kunstcollectie, kunstkabinet, kunstschat, kunstverzameling
    a collection of art works
    batterij
    a collection of related things intended for use together
    muntenkabinet, penningkabinet
    a collection of coins
    ensemble
    an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole
    kaart
    the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
    postzegelverzameling
    a collection of stamps
    eindafrekening, eindbedrag, eindscore, eindtotaal, optelling, optelsom
    the final aggregate
    berg, hoop, hoopje, stapel, tas
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
    combinatie, zijspan
    a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
    apparaat, instantie, lichaam, orgaan
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    gemeenschap, maatschappij, samenleving, wereld
    an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
    minderheid
    a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
    -wezen, bedrijf, branche, sector, wezen
    a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
    clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
    eersteklas, kl., klas, klasse, stand
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, samenkomst, samenzijn
    a group of persons together in one place
    bib, bibliotheek, bieb, uitleenbibliotheek
    a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
    fabelleer, godenleer, mythologie
    myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
    gemeente, kerkgemeente, kerkvolk
    a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
    dierenrijk, dierenwereld, fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
    set, span, stel, unit
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
    bundel, keuzepakket, package, pakje, pakket, programmapakket, standaardpakket, vakkenpakket
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    lichaam, organisatie
    a group of people who work together
    verdediging
    the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
    leek, oningewijde
    in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
    godendom
    all the gods of a religion
    electoraat, kiezersvolk
    the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
    landaard, natie, nationaliteit, volk, volksaard, volkseigen, volkskarakter
    the people who live in a nation or country
    overbevolking
    too much population
    auditorium, buitenwacht, buitenwereld, gehoor, publiek, volk
    people in general considered as a whole
    bevolking, populatie
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
    aanhang, consorten, konsoorten
    a group of followers or enthusiasts
    kring
    an unofficial association of people or groups
    melkweg, melkwegstelsel
    a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
    gaswolk, nevelvlek
    (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
    cult, scene, subcultuur
    a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
    autopark, wagenpark
    a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
    autopark, wagenpark
    group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
    repertoire
    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
    repertoire
    the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
    economie
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
    ecosysteem
    a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
    generatie, geslacht, mensenleeftijd
    group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
    generatie, geslacht, mensenleeftijd
    all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
    tableau vivant, tableau-vivant
    a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
    maatschappijvorm
    the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
    assortiment, collectaneum, mengeling, mengelwerk, sortering, sortiment, verschot
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
    batch, partij
    a collection of things or persons to be handled together
    batch
    all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
    aanloop, clientèle, klandizie, klantenbestand, klantenkring
    customers collectively
    wereldtentoonstelling
    a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
    begeleiding, konvooi, vrijgeleide
    a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
    verkeer
    the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
    opstelling, stelling
    an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
    vliegkunst
    the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
    organisme
    a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
    flora, gewas, planteleven, plantengroei, plantenleven, plantenrijk, plantenwereld, vegetatie
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
    jurisprudentie, wet, wetgeving
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
    menagerie
    a collection of live animals for study or display
    orde, volgorde
    logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
    data, gegevens
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
    beweging, richting, stroming
    a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
    zonestelsel, zonnestelsel
    the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
    waterleidingnet
    a river and all of its tributaries
    negerras
    a dark-skinned race
    At, astaat, astatium
    a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
    Br, bromium, broom
    a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
    Cl, chloor
    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)
    F, fluor
    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
    I, jodium, jood
    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)
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