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1400s en · NOUN

(plural, plural-only) The decade from 1400 to 1409.
- However, after the 1980s, the "North-South dipole" disappeared and snowpack declined across the entire range, indicating temperature is playing an increasingly important role in snowpack levels. This West-wide decline appeared to occur only one other time in the tree-ring record during the 1350s and early 1400s when temperatures were nearly as warm as today. 2011 June 9, Laura Petersen, “1,000-Year Record Shows Unusual Snowpack Declines -- Study”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024:
(plural, plural-only) The century between 1400 and 1499.
- If you have time to go farther afield, the artist invites you to visit Kam Tin. Away from the bustle and grind of the main city, the district is made up of small villages including Kat Hing Wai, a walled village built in the middle to late 1400s. 2023 March 22, Christy Choi, “Hong Kong Locals on Where to Eat, Drink and Play During Art Basel”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023, Travel:
- Another people, the Surinen, lived near the coast. Like the Arawaks and the Caribs, they had migrated northward into Suriname. The Arawak and Carib peoples greatly outnumbered the Surinen. The Surinen were disappearing by the late 1400s. 2009 January 8, Thomas Streissguth, Suriname in Pictures, →ISBN, page 20: