Nineteenth

/naɪnˈtiːnθ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

the person or thing in the nineteenth position.

In the music competition, she was the nineteenth to perform.

the fraction representing one part of a total of nineteen equal parts.

When dividing the cake, each person received a nineteenth.

adjective

constituting number nineteen in a sequence; 19th.

She finished in the nineteenth position in the race.

relating to the number nineteen.

The nineteenth century saw significant advancements in science.

one of nineteen equal parts of something.

He gave a nineteenth of his earnings to charity.

The word 'nineteenth' combines 'nine' and the ordinal suffix '-teenth'.

nineteenth hole

The final hole in a golf course, often referring to the clubhouse or bar.

the nineteenth century

The period from 1801 to 1900.

nineteen

The cardinal number following eighteen.

twentieth

The ordinal form of the number twenty.

A reference to the 19th amendment in the U.S.

With the suffrage movement, we hit the nineteenth.

A term for someone born in the 19th century.

He's a real nineteenth kid!