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Hundred (county division)
00:00:49 1 Etymology
00:01:43 2 England
00:04:23 2.1 Hundred courts
00:06:18 2.2 Administrative functions
00:07:33 2.3 Chiltern Hundreds
00:08:09 2.4 Wapentake
00:10:10 3 Wales
00:11:06 4 Nordic countries
00:14:44 5 United States
00:17:46 6 Australia
00:18:43 7 See also
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SUMMARY
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A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Norway. It is still used in other places, including South Australia, and The Northern Territory.
Other terms for the hundred in English and other languages include wapentake, herred (Danish and Bokmål Norwegian), herad (Nynorsk Norwegian), hérað (Icelandic), härad or hundare (Swedish), Harde (German), Satakunta or kihlakunta (Finnish), kihelkond (Estonian), and cantref (Welsh).
In Ireland, a similar subdivision of counties is referred to as a barony, and a hundred is a subdivision of a particularly large townland (most townlands are not divided into hundreds).
Hundred (county division)
00:00:49 1 Etymology
00:01:43 2 England
00:04:23 2.1 Hundred courts
00:06:18 2.2 Administrative functions
00:07:33 2.3 Chiltern Hundreds
00:08:09 2.4 Wapentake
00:10:10 3 Wales
00:11:06 4 Nordic countries
00:14:44 5 United States
00:17:46 6 Australia
00:18:43 7 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Norway. It is still used in other places, including South Australia, and The Northern Territory.
Other terms for the hundred in English and other languages include wapentake, herred (Danish and Bokmål Norwegian), herad (Nynorsk Norwegian), hérað (Icelandic), härad or hundare (Swedish), Harde (German), Satakunta or kihlakunta (Finnish), kihelkond (Estonian), and cantref (Welsh).
In Ireland, a similar subdivision of counties is referred to as a barony, and a hundred is a subdivision of a particularly large townland (most townlands are not divided into hundreds).
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