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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | groupe, from Italian gruppo |
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1 [also + plural verb British English] several people or things that are all together in the same place 
A group of us are going to London.
group of a group of children a small group of islands Get into groups of four. He was surrounded by a group of admirers.
a group of childrena small group of islandsGet into groups of four.He was surrounded by a group of admirers.A group of us are going to London.2 several people or things that are connected with each other : a left-wing terrorist group
a left-wing terrorist group group of She is one of a group of women who have suffered severe side-effects from the drug.
She is one of a group of women who have suffered severe side-effects from the drug. age/ethnic/income etc group (=people of the same age, race etc) Minority groups are encouraged to apply.
Minority groups are encouraged to apply.3BBC several companies that all have the same owner [↪ chain]: a giant textiles group
a giant textiles group group of He owns a group of hotels in southern England.
He owns a group of hotels in southern England.4APM a number of musicians or singers who perform together, playing popular music [= band]
