twenty-first

Speech parts

1. twenty-first - Noun

2. twenty-first - Adjective

3. twenty-first - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

coming next after the twentieth in position

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Alternative names

twenty first

Synonyms

21st ordinal 21st century 21 the twenty-first century twenty-oneth the twenty-one the 21st century the twenty-first twenty and one one more than 20 the number after 20 the number that comes after 20 one above 20 one greater than 20

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Examples

Activists in the Indian environmental movement consider global warming, sea levels rising, and glaciers retreating decreasing the amount of water flowing into streams to be the biggest challenges for them to face in the early twenty-first century. Source: Internet

Also, Bang, like Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, had never seen a woman before and felt a keen sense of duty, as an apprenticed pirate, until the passage of his twenty-first birthday freed him from his articles of indenture. Source: Internet

As a result, most Berbers had to study and know Arabic, and had no opportunities until the twenty-first century to use their mother tongue at school or university. Source: Internet

During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries Austen's writings have inspired a large number of critical essays and literary anthologies, establishing her as a British author of international fame. Source: Internet

By the twenty-first century, the number of non-native English speakers has come to significantly outnumber the number of native speakers by a factor of three, according to the British Council. Source: Internet

An Iliad for the twenty-first century, this magnificent new translation by Stephen Mitchell sets the highest standards for beauty, accuracy, and aliveness. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

twenty-fifth twenty-fifth anniversary twenty-fifth year twenty-first year twenty-firstly twenty-five