HUNDRED

Hundred

A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in England, Wales, South Australia and some parts of the United States, to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions; similar divisions were made in Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Norway. Other terms for the hundred in English and other languages include wapentake, herred, herad, hérað, härad or hundare, Harde, kihlakunta and kihelkond . In Ireland the similar subdivision of counties was referred to as baronies. The term ...

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hundred

Noun

  1. A hundred-dollar bill.
  2. An administrative subdivision of land in southern English counties and in other countries.
  3. A hundred runs scored by a batsman.
    He made a hundred in the historic match.


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