nineteenth

ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ

Definition

Definition of nineteenth - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

numberscoming next after the eighteenth in order

The nineteenth chapter of the book was thrilling.

ordinal

Noun

orderperson or thing occupying the position after the eighteenth in a list

She finished in the nineteenth.

fractionone of nineteen equal parts of a whole

He ate a nineteenth of the cake.

fraction

part

portion

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Expressions with nineteenth

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nineteenth hole

bar where golfers relax after playing

After the game, they headed to the nineteenth hole.

Origin of nineteenth

Old English, nigon (nine) + teogotha (tenth)

Terms with nineteenth included in their meaning

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Washingtonian

historical movement

supporter of a nineteenth-century temperance group helping others remain sober

Gilbert and Sullivan

theater

comic Victorian operas written by the nineteenth-century British duo

Macquarie

historical figure

australian colonial governor during the early nineteenth century

Examples of nineteenth in a sentence

The nineteenth floor offers a stunning view.
He was the nineteenth to cross the finish line.
The book is on the nineteenth in the series.
She received a nineteenth of the total inheritance.
A nineteenth of the land was allocated to each heir.

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French:dix-neuvième, un dix-neuvième, ...
German:neunzehnte, Neunzehnter, ...
Italian:diciannovesimo, diciannovesima posizione, ...
Spanish:decimonoveno, diecinueava parte, ...
Portuguese:décimo nono, dezanove avos, ...
Chinese:第十九的, 第十九名, ...
Japanese:第十九, 19番目, ...
Arabic:تاسِع عَشَر, تِسْعَ عَشْر, ...
Hebrew:תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר, תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר, ...
Russian:девятнадцатый, девятнадцатое, ...
Ukrainian:дев'ятнадцятий, дев'ятнадцяте місце, ...
Hindi:उन्नीसवाँ, उन्नीसवां, ...
Bengali:উনিশতম, উনবিংশতম, ...
Catalan:dinovè, dinovena posició, ...
Czech:devatenáctý, devatenáctina, ...
Danish:nittende, den nittende, ...
Dutch:negentiende, een negentiende deel, ...
Greek:δέκατος ένατος, δέκατη ένατη, ...
Hungarian:tizenkilencedik, tizenkilenced, ...
Khmer:ទីដប់ប្រាំបួន, មួយភាគដប់ប្រាំបួន, ...
Korean:열아홉 번째의, 열아홉 번째, ...
Persian:نوزدهم, رتبه نوزدهم, ...
Polish:dziewiętnasty, jedna dziewiętnasta, ...
Portuguese (BR):décimo nono, dezenove avos, ...
Romanian:nouăsprezecelea, locul nouăsprezece, ...
Swedish:nittonde, nittondel, ...
Thai:ที่สิบเก้า, หนึ่งในสิบเก้า, ...
Turkish:ondokuzuncu, on dokuzuncu, ...
Vietnamese:thứ mười chín, vị trí thứ mười chín, ...

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