Complete Definition of "Golden Horde"

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Etymology
The name Golden is believed to have come from the steppe color-direction system: black � north, blue � east, red � south, white � west, and yellow (or gold) � center. It may also refer to the colour of the Great Khan's tent, from where all power was derived.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. The Mongol invaders who invaded Europe in the 13th Century (1237) and were eventually stopped by Tarlemain in 1395.
  2. The name of a Rock Band.

References
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1992 Webster's New World Encyclopedia. Prentice Hall.

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