Das Jahrhundert
Example: Dieses Gebäude wurde im letzten Jahrhundert gebaut.
Definition
"Das Jahrhundert" refers to a period of one hundred years, commonly used in historical contexts to describe significant time spans. For example, it indicates the century during which an event or development, like the construction of a building, occurred.
Etymology
The word "das Jahrhundert" comes from the German words 'Jahr' meaning 'year' and 'Hundert' meaning 'hundred.' It literally means 'hundred years.' Did you know the concept of a century as a time measurement has been widely used since ancient times to organize historical events?
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