'Hundred' definitions:

Definition of 'hundred'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Being ten more than ninety [syn: hundred, one hundred, 100, c]
noun
Ten 10s [syn: hundred, 100, C, century, one C]

Definition of 'Hundred'

From: GCIDE
  • Hundred \Hun"dred\, a. Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hundred'

From: GCIDE
  • Hundred \Hun"dred\ (h[u^]n"dr[e^]d), n. [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. [1913 Webster]
  • With many hundreds treading on his heels. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen. [1913 Webster]
  • Hundred court, a court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred. [Eng.] --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'hundred'

From: GCIDE
  • Barony \Bar"o*ny\, n.; 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hundred'

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Hundred, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

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