Meanings
four hundred1
numeral
alternative 400
- The cardinal number occurring after three hundred ninety-nine and before four hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 400.
Four Hundred2
proper nounthe Four Hundred
- historicalAncient GreeceA short-lived oligarchy that replaced the democratic government of ancient Athens following the Athenian coup of 411 BCE.
- UShistoricalA list of the people in New York fashionable society during the Gilded Age.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
(US): Attributed to Ward McAllister.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans vierhonderd
- vierhonderdcardinal number 400
Ancient Greek τετρακόσιοι, υ΄
- τετρακόσιοι (tetrakósioi)cardinal number 400
- υ΄cardinal number 400
Arabic أَرْبَعُمِئَة, أَرْبَعُمِا۟ئَة
- أَرْبَعُمِئَة (ʔarbaʕumiʔa)cardinal number 400
- أَرْبَعُمِا۟ئَة (ʔarbaʕumiʔa)cardinal number 400
Bulgarian че́тиристотин
- че́тиристотин (čétiristotin)cardinal number 400
Catalan quatre-cents
- quatre-centscardinal number 400
Chinese Cantonese 四百
- 四百 (sei³ baak³)cardinal number 400
Chinese Mandarin 四百
- 四百 (sìbǎi)cardinal number 400
Czech čtyřista
- čtyřistacardinal number 400
Dutch vierhonderd
- vierhonderdcardinal number 400
Esperanto kvarcent
- kvarcentcardinal number 400
Estonian nelisada
- nelisadacardinal number 400
Finnish neljäsataa
- neljäsataacardinal number 400
French quatre cents
- quatre centscardinal number 400
German vierhundert
- vierhundertcardinal number 400
Greek τετρακόσια
- τετρακόσια (tetrakósia)cardinal number 400
Hawaiian lau
- laucardinal number 400
Hindi चार सौ
- चार सौ (cār sau)cardinal number 400
Hungarian négyszáz
- négyszázcardinal number 400
Icelandic fjögur hundruð
- fjögur hundruðcardinal number 400
Italian quattrocento
- quattrocentocardinal number 400
Japanese 四百
- 四百 (yonhyaku)cardinal number 400
Korean 사백
- 사백 (sabaek)cardinal number 400
Latin quadringentī
- quadringentīcardinal number 400
Latvian četri simti, četrsimt
- četri simticardinal number 400
- četrsimtcardinal number 400
Lithuanian keturi̇̀ šimtai̇̃
- keturi̇̀ šimtai̇̃cardinal number 400
Malay empat ratus
- empat ratuscardinal number 400
Polish czterysta
- czterystacardinal number 400
Portuguese quatrocentos, quatrocentas
- quatrocentoscardinal number 400
- quatrocentascardinal number 400
Romanian patru sute
- patru sutecardinal number 400
Russian четы́реста
- четы́реста (četýresta)cardinal number 400
Slovak štyristo
- štyristocardinal number 400
Spanish cuatrocientos, cuatrocientas
- cuatrocientoscardinal number 400
- cuatrocientascardinal number 400
Swahili mia nne
- mia nnecardinal number 400
Tagalog apatnaraan
- apatnaraancardinal number 400
Tamil நானூறு
- நானூறு (nāṉūṟu)cardinal number 400
Thai สี่ร้อย
- สี่ร้อยcardinal number 400
Turkish dört yüz
- dört yüzcardinal number 400
Ukrainian чоти́риста
- чоти́риста (čotýrysta)cardinal number 400
Welsh pedwar cant
- pedwar cantcardinal number 400
Cite this entry
APA
four hundred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four%20hundred
MLA
“four hundred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four%20hundred. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “four hundred,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four%20hundred.
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