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1370s

1370s noun: the decade from 1370 to 1379.

Noun

1370s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade from 1370 to 1379.
    • These diplomatic setbacks partly explain England’s military ineffectiveness in the 1370s, but equally important were lack of leadership, lack of money, and dissension over strategy. After Poitiers, the king, traditionally expected to lead the nation in arms, became less and less adequately able to...1974, Anthony Tuck, “The Political Community in 1377”, in Richard II and the English Nobility, New York: St. Martin's Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 7
    • Yang Yunwen died in office as magistrate of Ch'ang-yuan County, Honan, in the 1370s.1996, John W. Dardess, “The Demography of Family and Class”, in A Ming Society: Tʻai-ho County, Kiangsi, Fourteenth to Seventeenth Centuries, University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page...

Examples of 1370s in a sentence

  • These diplomatic setbacks partly explain England’s military ineffectiveness in the 1370s, but equally important were lack of leadership, lack of money, and dissension over strategy.1974, Anthony Tuck, “The Political Community in 1377”, in Richard II and the English Nobility, New York: St. Martin's Press, →LCCN, →OCLC...
  • Walsingham was not blind to Edward’s failings, and attributed the political problems of the 1370s directly to the old king’s moral depravity.2000, “Introduction”, in The Reign of Edward III, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 10:

Questions about 1370s

What does 1370s mean?
1370s means the decade from 1370 to 1379.
How do you use 1370s in a sentence?
These diplomatic setbacks partly explain England’s military ineffectiveness in the 1370s, but equally important were lack of leadership, lack of money, and dissension over strategy.
What part of speech is 1370s?
1370s is a noun.

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