 7 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hundred
adjective: being ten more than ninety [syn: {a hundred}, {one hundred},
{100}, {c}]
noun: ten 10s [syn: {100}, {C}, {century}, {one C}, {centred}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hundred \Hun"dred\, adjective
Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hundred \Hun"dred\ (h[u^]n"dr[e^]d), noun [OE. hundred, AS.
hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to
Goth. ga-ra[thorn]jan to count, L. ratio reckoning, account;
akin to OS. hunderod, hund, D. hondred, G. hundert, OHG. also
hunt, Icel. hundra[eth], Dan. hundrede, Sw. hundra, hundrade,
Goth. hund, Lith. szimtas, Russ. sto, W. cant, Ir. cead, L.
centum, Gr. "ekato's, Skr. [,c]ata. [root]309. Cf. {Cent},
{Century}, {Hecatomb}, {Quintal}, and {Reason}.]
1. The product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten
times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times
ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol
representing one hundred units, as 100 or C.
With many hundreds treading on his heels. --Shak.
Note: The word hundred, as well as thousand, million, etc.,
often takes a plural form. We may say hundreds, or many
hundreds, meaning individual objects or units, but with
an ordinal numeral adjective in constructions like five
hundreds, or eight hundreds, it is usually intended to
consider each hundred as a separate aggregate; as, ten
hundreds are one thousand.
2. A division of a country in England, supposed to have
originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.
{Hundred court}, a court held for all the inhabitants of a
hundred. [Eng.] --Blackstone.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Barony \Bar"o*ny\, noun; pl. {Baronies}. [OF. baronie, F.
baronnie, LL. baronia. See {Baron}.]
1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or
rank of a baron.
2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly
to the English {hundred}, and supposed to have been
originally the district of a native chief. There are 252
of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It
may be held by a commoner. --Brande & C.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
75 Moby Thesaurus words for "hundred":
C, Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick,
bicentenary, bicentennial, bishopric, borough, canton, cental,
centare, centenarian, centenary, centennial, centennium, centigram,
centimeter, centipede, centistere, centred, centref, centrev,
centumvir, centumvirate, centurion, century, city, commune,
congressional district, constablewick, county, cwt, departement,
diocese, district, duchy, electoral district, electorate,
government, gross, hamlet, hecatomb, hundredweight, long hundred,
magistracy, metropolis, metropolitan area, oblast, okrug, one C,
parish, precinct, principality, province, region, riding,
sesquicentenary, sesquicentennial, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire,
shrievalty, soke, stake, state, tercentenary, tercentennial,
territory, town, township, village, wapentake, ward
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hundred, WV (town, FIPS 39340)
Location: 39.68411 N, 80.45752 W
Population (1990): 386 (202 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 26575
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Hundred, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
Population (2000): 344
Housing Units (2000): 178
Land area (2000): 0.467541 sq. miles (1.210925 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.467541 sq. miles (1.210925 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39340
Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location: 39.684187 N, 80.457317 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 26575
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hundred, WV
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