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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTwenty-first
/ˌtwɛn.tiˈfɜːst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Coming next after the twentieth in position, order, time, or degree.
"We are currently living in the twenty-first century."
- 1
The number twenty-one in sequential order.
"Her birthday falls on the twenty-first of October."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the cardinal number 'twenty' (from Old English 'twēntig') and the ordinal number 'first' (from Old English 'fyrest'). It has been used since the Middle English period to designate the ordinal position corresponding to the number 21.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Twenty-first" is said worldwide
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vingt et unième
Transliteration: vẽt-et-y-nyɛm
"Nous sommes au vingt et unième siècle."
einundzwanzigste
Transliteration: aɪnʊnttsvantsɪçstə
"Wir leben im einundzwanzigsten Jahrhundert."
ventunesimo
Transliteration: ventuˈnɛzimo
"Viviamo nel ventunesimo secolo."
vigésimo primero
Transliteration: biˈxesimo priˈmeɾo
"Vivimos en el vigésimo primero siglo."
vigésimo primeiro
Transliteration: viˈʒɛzimu pɾiˈɡejɾu
"Estamos no vigésimo primeiro século."
इक्कीसवॉं
Transliteration: ikkisvān
"हम इक्कीसवीं सदी में जी रहे हैं।"
第二十一
Transliteration: dì èrshí yī
"我们生活在二十一世纪。"
스물다섯 번째
Transliteration: sumulhan beonjjae
Script: 스물한 번째
"우리는 21세기에 살고 있다."
第21
Transliteration: nijūichi-banme
Script: 第21番目
"私たちは21世紀に生きている。"
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