troupe
/truːp/noun
उच्चारण ट्रूप
मंडली, दल (कलाकारों का)
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[C, with singular or plural verb]
a group of actors, singers, dancers who work together
मंडली, दल (कलाकारों का)
- a dance troupe
- A folk troupe from Rajasthan performed at the festival.
- A troupe of acrobats performed at the village fair.
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- The theatre troupe travelled to six cities this winter.
- Radhika joined a dance troupe when she moved to Jaipur.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: troupe (a group of performers) and troop (a group of soldiers; troops means soldiers) are both pronounced /truːp/.
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: troupe (कलाकारों का समूह) और troop (सैनिकों का समूह; troops अर्थात सैनिक) दोनों की pronunciation /truːp/ है।
§Grammar and usage
Collective nouns: a troupe of dancers or actors; a troop of soldiers or monkeys; a band of musicians; a choir of singers; a crew of sailors; a team of players.
Collective nouns: a troupe of dancers or actors (नर्तकों या कलाकारों की मंडली), a troop of soldiers or monkeys (सैनिकों या बंदरों का झुंड), a band of musicians (संगीतकारों की टोली), a choir of singers (गायकों का समूह), a crew of sailors (नाविकों का दल), a team of players (खिलाड़ियों की टीम)। Troupe और troop की spelling में फर्क याद रखें।