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Pronunciation / Transliteration: qiānnián
"新千年始于2000年。"
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A period of a thousand years.
"The new millennium began on January 1, 2000."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'mille' (thousand) and 'annus' (year), entering English in the 17th century. Originally used primarily in Christian theology to denote the thousand-year reign of Christ, its meaning has since broadened to signify any period of one thousand years or a major turning point in time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Millennium" is said worldwide
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millénaire
Transliteration: millénaire
"Le nouveau millénaire a commencé en l'an 2000."
Jahrtausend
Transliteration: Jahrtausend
"Das neue Jahrtausend begann im Jahr 2000."
millennio
Transliteration: millennio
"Il nuovo millennio è iniziato nel 2000."
milenio
Transliteration: milenio
"El nuevo milenio comenzó en el año 2000."
milênio
Transliteration: milênio
"O novo milênio começou no ano 2000."
सहस्राब्दी
Transliteration: sahasrabdi
"नई सहस्राब्दी की शुरुआत वर्ष 2000 में हुई।"
千年
Transliteration: qiānnián
"新千年始于2000年。"
밀레니엄
Transliteration: milleonieom
"새로운 밀레니엄이 2000년에 시작되었습니다."
ミレニアム
Transliteration: mireniamu
"新しいミレニアムは2000年に始まりました。"
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