1990s

Noun

Meaning

the decade from 1990 to 1999

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nineties 90s '90s alternative rock era bill clinton era grunge era late 20th century post-apartheid era post-cold war era post-reagan era turn of the millennium y2k era hip-hop golden age pop culture explosion rise of the internet era
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Hypernyms

decade decennary decennium

Phrases with the word

decade of the 1990s

Examples

While the creative works from the 16th century can still be accessed and used by others, the data in some software programs from the 1990s is already inaccessible. Lawrence Lessig

The West as a whole in the early 1990s become obsessed with a 'peace dividend' that would be spent over and over again on any number of soft-hearted and sometimes soft-headed causes. Politicians forget that the only real peace dividend is peace. Margaret Thatcher

People tend to overlook the fact that North Korea's economy collapsed at about the same time as South Koreans lost faith in their own state. The late 1980s and early 1990s were a time when South Koreans were questioning the very legitimacy of their republic. Brian Reynolds Myers

Since the 1990s technology has taken some of the sheen off the Russian trainers and their methods. Viswanathan Anand

Since I have fair skin, I have to stay out of the sun. I can't stand the sun. I dyed my hair red for a while during the 1990s but I'm actually a natural blonde. Nicole Kidman

I think the Australian people are very conscientious. During the 1980s and 1990s we proved they will respond conscientiously to necessary reforms. They mightn't like them but they'll accept them. But reforms have to be presented in a digestible format. Paul Keating