The crowd was maybe a thousand strong

[flowersa]

Hi, what does this expression means?

"The crowd was maybe a thousand strong, overwhelmingly
white. As Obama unfurled his speech, a narrative about the
transition from the twentieth century into the twenty-first"

 

[Shenfeng]

Hi, what does this expression mean?

"The crowd was maybe a thousand strong, overwhelmingly
white. As Obama unfurled his speech, a narrative about the
transition from the twentieth century into the twenty-first"

It means that the crowd consisted of about a thousand people.

 

[flowersa]

Hi Shenfeng thanks ... What the strong means there?

 

[Shenfeng]

The strength of a group of people relates to how many people are in it. So you could say, for instance, "We were a houndred men strong." This would mean that you were in a group of 100 people. It's an emphasizing use of the adjective "strong" here.

 

[flowersa]

The strength of a group of people relates to how many people are in it. So you could say, for instance, "We were a houndred men strong." This would mean that you were in a group of 100 people. It's an emphasizing use of the adjective "strong" here.

Thanks Shenfeng I got the point