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175th

175th

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Number that shows the position one hundred seventy-five in a list or race
  • adjective
translation icon : centésimo septuagésimo quinto
  • GHS kicked off its celebration as the South's oldest continuously operated historical organization at the 175th annual meeting on April 30, 2014.
  • the 175th anniversary
  • the 175th Annual
  • the 175th Annual Meeting

Examples

  • Another 175th anniversary publication, Georgia History in 25 Objects, was published as a special insert in the September issue of Georgia Trend magazine.

    Academic text (2015)

  • And finally, as we approach our 175th anniversary, we must not be satisfied with simply being a leader among Georgia's historical organizations.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The year 2014 will mark the 175th anniversary of the Georgia Historical Society.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The celebration continued in June with a 175th anniversary special issue of Georgia History.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Our 175th anniversary is not simply an occasion for looking backward and measuring how far we have come, as much fun as that may be.

    Academic text (2014)

  • So it is with great satisfaction that I am able to report that the Georgia Historical Society celebrated its 175th anniversary by enjoying the best year in its long and distinguished history.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The growth we experienced during the past twelve months positioned us, both financially and programmatically, to kick off the celebration of our 175th anniversary during the year 2014.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Although it has been occupied for just a few short months, the acquisition of Jepson House has already proven to be a transformational event in the history of the institution, and its opening provided a fitting capstone to the 175th anniversary year.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Georgia Trend magazine will recognize our 175th anniversary with two special features: a profile on the Georgia Historical Society as an example of sustainability in the May 2014 issue; and a special sixteen-page insert in the September 2014 issue that will tell Georgia's history through twenty-five objects from the GHS archival collection.

    Academic text (2014)

  • This year, we are excited to celebrate the 175th anniversary of our town's founding.

Synonyms

hundred-and-seventy-fifth
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The position number 175 in a series

is written using digits with an ordinal suffix rather than words

Surface Forms

175th positive

Morphology

175th = 175 (transparent) = 175 + th

This is the regular ordinal formation from the cardinal number '175' with the suffix '-th'.

Etymology

The word 175th is the ordinal form of the number 175, made by adding the ending -th that shows order, the same ending you see in fourth and tenth. So 175th means 'in the 175th place' or 'number 175 in a sequence'.