Phrase guide

thousand one

noun · num · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A great number.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

Examples

  • I have a thousand and one things to do today.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

num

Meaning 2

One thousand plus one hundred. (1100)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Malaysia, colloquial

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cherokee: ᏐᏬ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏌᏬ (sowo iyagayvli sawo) — great number
  • Dutch: duizend-en-een — great number
  • Finnish: tuhat ja yksi — great number
  • French: mille et un — great number
  • French: mille et une — great number
  • Georgian: ათას ერთი (atas erti) — great number
  • Greek: χίλια δυο (chília dyo) — great number
  • Lakota: kȟoktá sáŋm waŋží — great number
  • Navajo: tʼááłáhádí mííl tʼááłáʼí — great number
  • Ojibwe: midaaswaak ashi-bezhig — great number
  • Portuguese: mil e um — great number
  • Portuguese: mil e uma — great number
  • Spanish: mil y un — great number
  • Spanish: mil y una — great number
  • Vietnamese: nghìn lẻ một — great number
  • Vietnamese: ngàn lẻ một — great number
  • Yup'ik: tiissitsaaq atauciq — great number