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A '''[[Hundred (country subdivision)|hundred]]''' is a geographic division formerly used in northern Germanic countries and related colonies, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller [[administrative division]]s. The equivalent term in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] is '''härad''' (in [[Uppland]] also known as '''hundare''' during the early Middle Ages); in [[Danish language|Danish]] and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], '''herred'''; and in [[Finnish language|Finnish]], ''kihlakunta''.
A '''[[Hundred (county subdivision)|hundred]]''' is a geographic division formerly used in northern Germanic countries and related colonies, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller [[administrative division]]s. The equivalent term in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] is '''härad''' (in [[Uppland]] also known as '''hundare''' during the early Middle Ages); in [[Danish language|Danish]] and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], '''herred'''; and in [[Finnish language|Finnish]], ''kihlakunta''.


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A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in northern Germanic countries and related colonies, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions. The equivalent term in Swedish is härad (in Uppland also known as hundare during the early Middle Ages); in Danish and Norwegian, herred; and in Finnish, kihlakunta.