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1930s

1930s

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The decade from 1930 to 1939
  • noun
  • /ˈnaɪnˈtɛntiːz/
translation icon : los años treinta
  • During the 1930s, most hoboes traveled from place to place by sneaking onto freight trains.
  • the 1930s depression
  • late 1930s
  • early 1930s

Examples

  • Kronosaurus remains were first discovered in Australia during the 1930s.

  • Whereas there were only three varieties in the 1930s, today there are hundreds.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Time travel in the 1930s?

  • This is a print I recognize from the 1930s.

  • Sometime in the 1930s, he sold it and went into the record business.

    Academic text (1999)
  • At some point in the early 1930s, he settled down temporarily.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • All of his recordings during the 1930s were instrumental in nature.

    Academic text (1999)
  • At the dawn of big government, in the 1930s, we built the Hoover Dam.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the economically depressed 1930s, however, hard clamming became much more important.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Life in the 1930s was marked by economic challenges and artistic innovation.

Synonyms

thirties
vs1930s
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The years 1930 to 1939

is identical in meaning but written with numerals and a trailing s

Surface Forms

1930s singular
1930's singular
1930s plural

Morphology

1930s = 1930 (transparent) = 1930 + s

The suffix 's' is a standard English plural marker indicating a decade.

Etymology

1930S is a short form of nineteen-thirties, which means the 'decade' from 1930 to 1939. The final s shows the whole ten-year period, so the 1930s means the years 1930 through 1939.