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Definition of "1780s" []

  • The decade from 1780 to 1789 (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "1780s" in a sentence
  • "Feminist sensibilities, which had emerged in 1780s and 1790s France,11 did not solicit a response amongst Greek women, and this silence continued until the ideals of the Enlightenment had been well established amongst the Greeks of the Ottoman Empire and the Diaspora."
  • "Now with a population of about 90,000, it dates to the Spanish colonial era of California and a Roman Catholic mission established in the 1780s is a major tourist attraction."
  • "Now with a population of about 90,000, it dates to the Spanish colonial era of California and a Roman Catholic mission established in the 1780s is a major tourist draw."