# Hunderttausende

Hunderttausende is a German noun meaning “hundreds of thousands”.

## Meanings

1. _plural_ hundreds of thousands
   - Hunderttausende sind zur Veranstaltung gekommen. — Hundreds of thousands came to the event.

## Examples

- Über Schach sind Hunderttausende Bücher geschrieben worden. — Hundreds of thousands of books have been written about chess.
- Hunderttausende Spanier haben gegen das Sparprogramm ihrer Regierung protestiert. — Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards protested against the austerity plans of their government.
- Wie bitte? Hunderttausende Yen plus Verlobungsgeschenke? — Eh? Hundreds of thousands of Yen plus betrothal gifts?
- Hunderttausende Bücher wurden über Schach geschrieben. — Hundreds of thousands of books have been written about chess.

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