# Zehntausende

Zehntausende is a German noun meaning “tens of thousands”.

## Meanings

1. _plural_ tens of thousands

## Examples

- Zehntausende Menschen sind von der Stromversorgung abgeschnitten. — Ten thousand people have had their power supply cut off.
- Jedes Jahr werden Zehntausende Elefanten ihrer Stoßzähne aus Elfenbein wegen erlegt. — Tens of thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory tusks.

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