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1990s

UK/ˈnaɪn.tiːnˈnaɪn.tiːz/US/ˈnaɪn.tinˈnaɪn.tiz/

1990s noun: the period from year 1990 to 1999; almost the same period as the 10th (and last) decade of the 20th century, which, however, was from 1991 to (the end of) year 2000.

Noun

1990s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The period from year 1990 to 1999; almost the same period as the 10th (and last) decade of the 20th century, which, however, was from 1991 to (the end of) year 2000
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      SPOCK: I fail to understand why it always gives you pleasure to see me proven wrong.
      KIRK: An emotional Earth weakness of mine. There it is.
      KIRK: An old Earth vessel, similar to the DY-500 class.
      SPOCK...1967 February 16, Space Seed (Star Trek), season 1, number 22 (Science Fiction), Paramount Domestic Television
    • That programme, begun in the early 1990s, cost billions of Taiwan dollars, but eventually tamed the river, especially because of the Yuanshanzih flood diversion tunnel (sluiceway), which helps redirect run-off from the upper reaches of the river to the sea on the north-east coast, thus saving the...2008, Jack F. Williams, Ch’ang-yi David Chang, “Back from the brink: resolving Taiwan's environmental problems”, in Taiwan's Environmental Struggle: Toward a Green Silicon Island, →ISBN, →OCLC, page...

Forms of 1990s

alternative form1990's
alternative abbreviation90s
alternative abbreviation'90s

Questions about 1990s

What does 1990s mean?
1990s means the period from year 1990 to 1999; almost the same period as the 10th (and last) decade of the 20th century, which, however, was from 1991 to (the end of) year 2000.
What part of speech is 1990s?
1990s is a noun.
How do you pronounce 1990s?
1990s is pronounced /ˈnaɪn.tiːnˈnaɪn.tiːz/ (UK).

Words near 1990s in the dictionary

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  9. 19th
  10. 19th hole
  11. 19ᵗʰ

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