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1820s

1820s noun: the decade from 1820 to 1829.

Noun

1820s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade from 1820 to 1829.
    • He made his fortune during the presteel era of Pittsburgh's development — the period before Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick — beginning in the 1820s and 1830s with a start in pharmaceuticals and white lead.2001, William Alan Blair, William Pencak, Making and Remaking Pennsylvania's Civil War, page 107
    • Other winterings followed in 1795 and on four occasions in the 1820s, but one in 1834–1835 ended with the death of all members of a seven-man party.2003, William J. Mills, Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia

Questions about 1820s

What does 1820s mean?
1820s means the decade from 1820 to 1829.
What part of speech is 1820s?
1820s is a noun.

Words near 1820s in the dictionary

  1. 1800
  2. 1800s
  3. 180s
  4. 180°
  5. 1810s
  6. 1820s
  7. 1830s
  8. 1840s
  9. 1850s
  10. 1860s
  11. 18650

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