thousands place
noun
: the place four to the left of the decimal point in a number expressed in the Arabic system of writing numbers
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Members of the Uighur minority have left the country in large numbers, fleeing a government crackdown that has hundreds of thousands placed in internment camps.
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Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019
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Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019
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“Thousands place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thousands%20place. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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