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eighteenth

Syllables: eigh·teenth/ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/

eighteenth adjective: the ordinal form of the number eighteen.

Adjective

eighteenth

  1. The ordinal form of the number eighteen.
    Synonyms:
    XVIII

Noun

eighteenth (plural eighteenths)

  1. The person or thing in the eighteenth position.
  2. One of eighteen equal parts of a whole.
  3. (informal) A party to celebrate an eighteenth birthday.

eighteenth meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

eighteenth in Hindi

the ordinal form of the number eighteen — see also 18th
अठारहवाँ aṭhārahvā̃
the person or thing in the eighteenth position
अठारहवाँ aṭhārahvā̃
one of eighteen equal parts of a whole
अठारहवाँ aṭhārahvā̃

eighteenth in Tamil

the ordinal form of the number eighteen — see also 18th
பதினெட்டாம் patiṉeṭṭām, பதினெட்டாவது patiṉeṭṭāvatu

eighteenth in Marathi

अठराव्या

eighteenth in Urdu

اٹھارویں, اٹھارواں, اٹھارہواں
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eighteenth in Bengali
অষ্টাদশ ośṭadoś
eighteenth in Telugu
పద్దెనిమిదవ paddenimidava
eighteenth in Malayalam
പതിനെട്ടാം patineṭṭāṁ, പതിനെട്ടാമത്തെ patineṭṭāmatte
eighteenth in Kannada
ಹದಿನೆಂಟನೇ, ಹದಿನೆಂಟನೇಯದು, ಹದಿನೆಂಟನೇಯ
eighteenth in Punjabi
ਅਠਾਰਵੀਂ
eighteenth in Gujarati
અઢારમું aḍhārmũ
eighteenth in Odia
ଅଠରତମ
eighteenth in Sanskrit
अष्टादश aṣṭādaśá
eighteenth in Nepali
अठारौँ
eighteenth in Tagalog
ikalabing-walo
eighteenth in Persian
هجدهم hejdahom
eighteenth in Thai
ที่สิบแปด tîi-sìp-bpɛ̀ɛt

Examples of eighteenth in a sentence

  • Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
  • Hanswurst, on the other hand, gained a specific profile in the early eighteenth century.
  • At the end of the eighteenth century, French opera composers like A.

All 40 example sentences with eighteenth

Synonyms of eighteenth

Forms of eighteenth

pluraleighteenths

Origin of eighteenth

Inherited from Middle English eightetenthe, eightetethe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô. Equivalent to eighteen + -th (ordinal suffix).

Words formed from eighteenth

Words that rhyme with eighteenth

Questions about eighteenth

What does eighteenth mean?
Eighteenth means the ordinal form of the number eighteen.
What is eighteenth in Hindi?
Eighteenth in Hindi is अठारहवाँ (aṭhārahvā̃). See Eighteenth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is eighteenth?
Eighteenth can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce eighteenth?
Eighteenth is pronounced /ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/.

Words near eighteenth in the dictionary

  1. eighteenmos
  2. eighteenpence
  3. eighteenpences
  4. eighteenpenny
  5. eighteens
  6. eighteenth
  7. eighteenthly
  8. eighteenths
  9. eighter from Decatur
  10. eightfoil
  11. eightfoils

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eighteenth (page history and authors); eighteenth (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eighteenth (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); పద్దెనిమిదవ (Telugu) (page history and authors); eighteenth (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eighteenth (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); અઢારમું (Gujarati) (page history and authors); eighteenth (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अष्टादश (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); eighteenth (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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