noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
2018, March 1, Tusdiq Din on BBC Sport, Mohamed Salah: Is Liverpool striker's success improving engagement with Muslim fans? In east London in October 2013, during a game between West Ham and Manchester City, a small group of home Muslim fans - with no prayer room available - tried to offer their Maghrib (sunset) prayer on a concourse under the main stand at the club's former home Upton Park.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An airport terminal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A large group of people; a crowd.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
1856-1859, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Phillip II Amidst the concourse were to be seen the noble ladies of Milan, in gay, fantastic cars, shining in silk brocade.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Concurrence; cooperation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a coming together of people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: confluence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: merging, meeting, coming together
8
noun
Meaning 8
a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hallway, hall
9
noun
Meaning 9
a large gathering of people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English concours, from Middle French concours and its etymon Latin concursus, concursum, from concurrere (“to run together”). See concur. Doublet of concours.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
大廳 /大厅
(dàtīng)
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Dutch:
wachtzaal
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Dutch:
ruimte
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Esperanto:
halo
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Finnish:
halli
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Finnish:
odotussali
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
French:
hall
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
German:
Wartehalle
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
German:
Querbahnsteig
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Greek:
αίθουσα αναμονής
(aíthousa anamonís)
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Hungarian:
csarnok
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Hungarian:
előcsarnok
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Italian:
spianata
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Italian:
salone
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Italian:
sala
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Italian:
atrio
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Italian:
androne
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Japanese:
コンコース
(konkōsu)
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Korean:
콩코스
(kongkoseu)
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Malay:
dataran
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Persian:
هال
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Persian:
راهرو
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Polish:
hala
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Portuguese:
átrio
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Russian:
конко́рс
(konkórs)
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Russian:
гла́вный вестибю́ль вокза́ла
(glávnyj vestibjúlʹ vokzála)
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Russian:
гла́вный зал вокза́ла
(glávnyj zal vokzála)
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
Spanish:
explanada
— a large open space in a building where people can gather
German:
Flughafenhalle
— airport terminal
German:
Flughafenterminal
— airport terminal
Indonesian:
terminal
— airport terminal
Polish:
terminal
— airport terminal
Bulgarian:
тълпа́
(tǎlpá)
— a large group of people; a crowd
Bulgarian:
мно́жество
(mnóžestvo)
— a large group of people; a crowd
Dutch:
menigte
— a large group of people; a crowd
Dutch:
drom
— a large group of people; a crowd
Esperanto:
amaso
— a large group of people; a crowd
Finnish:
väkijoukko
— a large group of people; a crowd
German:
Versammlung
— a large group of people; a crowd
German:
Ansammlung
— a large group of people; a crowd
Hungarian:
tömeg
— a large group of people; a crowd
Hungarian:
csődület
— a large group of people; a crowd
Hungarian:
csoportosulás
— a large group of people; a crowd
Hungarian:
sokadalom
— a large group of people; a crowd
Hungarian:
sokaság
— a large group of people; a crowd
Italian:
concorso
— a large group of people; a crowd
Italian:
affluenza
— a large group of people; a crowd
Italian:
moltitudine
— a large group of people; a crowd
Italian:
turba
— a large group of people; a crowd
Latin:
turba
— a large group of people; a crowd
Latin:
multitudo
— a large group of people; a crowd
Malay:
perhimpunan
— a large group of people; a crowd
Persian:
جمعیت
— a large group of people; a crowd
Persian:
هجوم
— a large group of people; a crowd
Polish:
tłum
— a large group of people; a crowd
Portuguese:
audiência
— a large group of people; a crowd
Portuguese:
multidão
— a large group of people; a crowd
Russian:
толпа́
(tolpá)
— a large group of people; a crowd
Russian:
мно́жество
(mnóžestvo)
— a large group of people; a crowd
Bulgarian:
стичане
(stičane)
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Dutch:
samenkomst
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Dutch:
toevloed
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Esperanto:
kunfluo
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
German:
Zusammenkunft
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Hungarian:
összetalálkozás
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Hungarian:
összefutás
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Italian:
afflusso
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Italian:
concomitanza
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Persian:
برخورد
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Persian:
ملاقات
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Polish:
zgromadzenie
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Polish:
zebranie
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Portuguese:
confluência
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Russian:
стече́ние
(stečénije)
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
Russian:
скопле́ние
(skoplénije)
— the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
