1870s
1870s noun: the decade from 1870 to 1879.
Noun
1870s pl (plural only)
- The decade from 1870 to 1879.
- Bertha Von Hillern was an amazingly fast speed and endurance walker. In the 1870s, America went crazy, and crowds of thousands gathered to see this "pedestrienne" compete strategically.2006, Kathryn Parker, Winchester, page 82
- Absinthe ads like to trade on artists like Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec, as if the history of the green fairy began in the Pigalle neighborhood of 1870s Paris, but wormwood-infused drinks have been around for thousands of years.2010, Paul Owens, Paul Nathan, The Little Green Book of Absinthe, Penguin, →ISBN
Questions about 1870s
- What does 1870s mean?
- 1870s means the decade from 1870 to 1879.
- What part of speech is 1870s?
- 1870s is a noun.
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