noughties
noughties · noughtieses
нульові
нулевые
Nullerjahre, Nuller
The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine…The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.
/ˈnɔːtiz/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, capitalized, plural, plural only, sometimes)The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.
Nullerjahre, Nuller
нулевы́еnulevýje
нульові́nulʹoví
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin
From nought (“zero”) + -ies (“plural of -y”), in imitation of the names of other decades (From nought (“zero”) + -ies (“plural of -y”), in imitation of the names of other decades (twenties, thirties, etc).
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Forms
plural: noughtieses| Singular | noughties |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsZeroesthe 2000sthe 1900sthe aughtsoughtsthe zeroesthe '00s