millennial

mɪˈlɛniəl

Definition

Definition of millennial - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

generationspertaining to the generation born from the early 1980s to late 1990s

Millennial trends often influence social media content..

Generation Y

timerelating to a thousand years

The millennial celebration was a grand event..

millenary

frequencyoccurring every thousand years

The millennial celebration attracted visitors from around the world.

millenary

Noun

generationperson born from early 1980s to mid-1990s

Many millennials are tech-savvy and value experiences over possessions.

Generation Y

celebrationthousandth anniversary or its celebration

The city held a grand event for its millennial.

millennium

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millennial whoop

vocal pattern in pop music alternating between fifth and third notes

The song features a catchy millennial whoop in the chorus.

Origin of millennial

Latin, mille (thousand) + annus (year)

Examples of millennial in a sentence

Millennial employees value work-life balance.
The millennial anniversary was marked by a huge festival.
They studied millennial traditions from ancient cultures.
Scientists recorded a millennial shift in the climate.
The archive marks each millennial anniversary.
The millennial attended a digital marketing workshop.

As a millennial, he prefers online shopping.
The millennial of the ancient temple was marked by festivities.
A special coin was minted for the millennial.

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French:millénial, millennial, ...
German:millennial-bezogen, Millennial, ...
Italian:millennial, generazione Y, ...
Spanish:milenial, millennial, ...
Portuguese:geração Y, milésimo aniversário, ...
Chinese:千禧一代的, 千禧一代, ...
Japanese:ミレニアル世代, ミレニアル, ...
Arabic:ألفي, شَخْصٌ مِنْ جِيلِ الأَلْفِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מִילֵנְיאַלִי, בֶּן דּוֹר הַמִּילֶנְיוּם, ...
Russian:миллениалы, миллениал, ...
Ukrainian:покоління міленіалів, міленіал, ...
Hindi:मिलेनियल, सहस्राब्दी पीढ़ी का व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:মিলেনিয়াল, সহস্রাব্দ প্রজন্মের সদস্য, ...
Catalan:mil.lennial, mil.lenista, ...
Czech:mileniální, mileniál, ...
Danish:årtusindeskifte-, Generation Y, ...
Dutch:millennial, millennials, ...
Greek:μιλένιαλ, άτομο που ανήκει στη γενιά που γεννήθηκε από τις αρχές της δεκαετίας του 1980 έως τα μέσα της δεκαετίας του 1990, ...
Hungarian:Y generációs, milleniál, ...
Khmer:សហស្សវត្សរ៍, មនុស្សជំនាន់សហសវត្សរ៍, ...
Korean:밀레니얼 세대의, 밀레니얼, ...
Persian:متعلق به نسل هزاره, نسل هزاره, ...
Polish:milenialny, milenials, ...
Portuguese (BR):millennial, geração Y, ...
Romanian:milenial, generația Y, ...
Swedish:millenniegenerationen, generation Y, ...
Thai:มิลเลนเนียล, คนรุ่นมิลเลนเนียล, ...
Turkish:milenyum kuşağı, Y kuşağı, ...
Vietnamese:thuộc thế hệ Millennials, người thuộc thế hệ Y, ...

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