Definition
The vanguard is the group of people who are in the leading position in a movement, trend, or field. In the past, it also meant the front part of an army that goes ahead of the main force.
Etymology
From Old French 'avant-garde', literally 'front guard', where 'avant' means 'before' and 'garde' means 'guard'. English kept the idea of being at the front, and the term shifted from battlefields to ideas and culture.
Kelly Says
When people say ‘the vanguard of technology’ they’re secretly using a war word. It’s as if new ideas are soldiers marching ahead, taking risks before everyone else. Being in the vanguard means you’re first into unknown territory—exciting, but also dangerous.
Translations
ARالعربية
الفرقة الأولى
al-farqah al-awla
BNবাংলা
পূর্ববর্তী
po-r-bo-r-tee
CACatalà
avantguarda
av-ant-gar-da
CSČeština
avantgarda
av-ant-gar-da
DADansk
avantgarde
av-ant-gard
DEDeutsch
Avantgarde
av-ant-gard-eh
ELΕλληνικά
προοπτική
pro-op-ti-ki
ESEspañol
vanguardia
van-gwa-r-dee-ah
FAفارسی
پیشگام
peesh-gaam
FISuomi
avantgarde
av-ant-gard
FRFrançais
avant-garde
ah-vahn gar-d
GUGU
ઉદ્દેશ્ય
oo-d-desh-ya
HIहिन्दी
पहलवान
pa-hal-vaan
HUMagyar
avantgárd
av-ant-gard
IDBahasa Indonesia
garda depan
gar-da de-pan
ITItaliano
vanguardia
van-gwa-r-dee-ah
KMKM
ព្រឹត្តិការ
p-r-it-ti-ka-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
avant-garde
av-ant-gard
NLNederlands
avant-garde
av-ant-gard
NONorsk
avantgarde
av-ant-gard
PLPolski
avant-garde
av-ant-gard
PTPortuguês
vanguarda
van-gwa-r-dah
RORomână
avantgardă
av-ant-gard-ah
RUРусский
авангард
av-an-gard
SVSvenska
avantgarde
av-ant-gard
SWKiswahili
kikosi cha mbele
ki-ko-si cha m-be-le
TAதமிழ்
முன் படை
mun pa-dai
TEతెలుగు
ముందు బటالన్
mundu ba-tal-n
TLTL
unang-ligaw
oo-nang-lee-gahv
UKУкраїнська
авангард
av-an-gard
VITiếng Việt
đội tiên phong
dội ti-ên phong