Definition
Large groups of musicians playing different instruments together, usually led by a conductor using a baton.
Etymology
From Greek 'orchēstra' (ὀρχήστρα), originally meaning the dancing space in ancient Greek theaters where the chorus performed. The term evolved during the Renaissance to describe organized ensembles of instrumentalists.
Kelly Says
The word 'orchestra' literally meant 'dancing place' in ancient Greece—and musicians still follow the conductor's movements like dancers! This reminds us that music and dance were inseparable in how humans first organized sound.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኦርኬስትራ
or-ke-s-tra
ARالعربية
أوركسترات
awr-kes-tra-t
BNবাংলা
অর্কেস্ট্রা
orkes-tra
CACatalà
orquestres
or-kes-tres
CSČeština
orchestry
or-kes-try
DADansk
orkestre
or-kes-tre
DEDeutsch
Orchester
or-kes-ter
ELΕλληνικά
オーケστρα
or-kes-tra
ESEspañol
orquestas
or-kes-tas
FAفارسی
ارکستر
or-kes-ter
FISuomi
orkesterit
orkes-te-rit
FRFrançais
orchestres
or-kes-trez
GUGU
ઓર્કેસ્ટ્રા
or-kes-tra
HEעברית
orquestra
or-kes-tra
HIहिन्दी
ऑर्केस्ट्रा
awr-kes-tra
HUMagyar
zenekarok
ze-ne-kar-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
orkestra
or-kes-tra
ITItaliano
orchestre
or-kes-tra
KMKM
អរគេស្ត្រា
orkes-tra
KO한국어
오케스트라
oke-seu-teura
MRMR
ऑर्केस्ट्रा
awr-kes-tra
MSBahasa Melayu
orkestra
or-kes-tra
MYမြန်မာ
အော်ကီစထရာ
a-ok-ke-s-tra
NLNederlands
orkesten
orkes-ten
NONorsk
orkestere
ork-es-ter-e
PLPolski
orkiestry
orkies-try
PTPortuguês
orquestras
or-kes-tras
RORomână
orchestre
or-kes-tre
RUРусский
оркестры
orkestrы
SVSvenska
orkestrar
orkes-trar
SWKiswahili
orkestra
or-kes-tra
TAதமிழ்
ஆர்케ஸ்ட்ரா
aarkes-traa
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్కెస్ట్రా
ar-kes-tra
THไทย
วงออเคสตร้า
woung or-kes-tra
TRTürkçe
orkeştralar
or-kes-tra-lar
UKУкраїнська
оркестри
orkes-try
URاردو
orkestra
or-kes-tra
VITiếng Việt
dàn nhạc
dan nak
YOYO
orikestra
or-i-kes-tra
ZH中文
管弦乐队
guǎn xián yuè duì