nineteenth
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- adjective
- /naɪnˈtiːnθ/
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decimonoveno
- A volume dated the end of the nineteenth century.
- the nineteenth century
- the late nineteenth century
- the early nineteenth century
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I mean, here we are, living in the nineteenth century.
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According to Ferdinand Anders, by the nineteenth century most Mexican feather works were intended as tourist attractions.
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Despite kind words, the outlook for black Americans was not improving as the nineteenth century wound down.
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Such expectations, prevalent during the nineteenth century, caused the two major destructive wars.
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Crowned-nun portraits were produced well into the early nineteenth century and remained consistent in form and content.
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Mexico suffered through most of the nineteenth century at the mercy of men on horseback.
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Manning landownership in Texas demonstrates the intricate, expansive design of nineteenth-century kinship networks.
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The book details significant events that occurred during the nineteenth century.
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She was fascinated by the art and culture of the nineteenth century.
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Many inventions from the nineteenth century have shaped modern technology.
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At position number nineteen in a sequence
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A change to the U.S. Constitution from 1920 that gives women the right to vote
A change to the United States Constitution made in 1920 that gives women the right to vote
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Etymology
Nineteenth comes from nineteen plus the ending -th, which shows 'in order' or 'position'. That's why nineteenth describes something coming after eighteenth or being number 19 in order.