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1920s

1920s noun: the decade from 1920 to 1929.

Noun

1920s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade from 1920 to 1929.
    • In the 1920s, the golly was used as a trademark for Robertson's Marmalade, and a little cut-out paper figure was popped into the stone jars between a circle of greaseproof paper and the lid.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 163
    • The history of fish-farming in nondesert areas here, mostly in the Galilee region near the sea, dates back to the late 1920s, before Israel was established as a state.2007 January 2, Dina Kraft, “From Far Beneath the Israeli Desert, Water Sustains a Fertile Enterprise”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    '20s, 20s, twenties, Roaring Twenties, referring to the rapid economic expansion and modernization of the period

Synonyms of 1920s

Forms of 1920s

alternative form1920's

Questions about 1920s

What does 1920s mean?
1920s means the decade from 1920 to 1929.
What part of speech is 1920s?
1920s is a noun.

Words near 1920s in the dictionary

  1. 1900s
  2. 190s
  3. 1910's
  4. 1910s
  5. 1920's
  6. 1920s
  7. 1930's
  8. 1930s
  9. 1940's
  10. 1940s
  11. 1950's

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