nineteen

naɪnˈtiːn

Definition

Definition of nineteen - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

numbersnumber equal to ten plus nine

The clock struck nineteen times.

XIX

Adjective

quantityequal to the number 19

There are nineteen students in the class.

nineteenth

XIX

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Expressions with nineteen

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nineteen hundreds

years from 1900 to 1999

The nineteen hundreds were marked by significant technological advances.

nineteen to the dozen

adv.

very quickly or rapidly

She was talking nineteen to the dozen.

talk nineteen to the dozen

speak very quickly without stopping

She can talk nineteen to the dozen when excited.

Origin of nineteen

Old English, nigon (nine) + tīen (ten)

Terms with nineteen included in their meaning

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teenage

adj.

age group

related to ages thirteen to nineteen

teens

teenage range

ages thirteen through nineteen

teens

weather

temperature between ten and nineteen

teenaged

adj.

youth

having the age or qualities of someone thirteen to nineteen

Amidah

blessings

prayer with nineteen blessings recited standing

nineteenth

fraction

one of nineteen equal parts of a whole

Examples of nineteen in a sentence

Nineteen is considered a lucky number in some cultures.
The recipe requires nineteen ingredients.
Nineteen cars were parked outside.

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French:dix-neuf, ...
German:neunzehn, ...
Italian:diciannove, ...
Spanish:diecinueve, ...
Portuguese:dezanove, dezenove, ...
Chinese:十九, 19的, ...
Japanese:十九, 19の, ...
Arabic:تِسْعَة عَشَر, ...
Hebrew:תֵּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה, תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר, ...
Russian:девятнадцать, ...
Ukrainian:дев'ятнадцять, ...
Hindi:उन्नीस, ...
Bengali:উনিশ, ...
Catalan:dinou, ...
Czech:devatenáctka, ...
Danish:nitten, ...
Dutch:negentien, ...
Greek:δεκαεννέα, ...
Hungarian:tizenkilenc, ...
Khmer:ដប់ប្រាំបួន, ...
Korean:열아홉, 열아홉의, ...
Persian:نوزده, ...
Polish:dziewiętnaście, ...
Portuguese (BR):dezenove, ...
Romanian:nouăsprezece, ...
Swedish:nitton, ...
Thai:สิบเก้า, ...
Turkish:on dokuz, ...
Vietnamese:mười chín, ...

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