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century meaning in Kannada

ಶತಮಾನ śatamāna

UK/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃʊɹ.i//ˈsɛn.(t)ʃ(ə.)ɹi/

century in Kannada: ಶತಮಾನ (śatamāna). In English, century means a period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

Kannada words for century

period of 100 years
ಶತಮಾನ śatamāna

English meaning of century

  1. noun A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
  2. noun A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of one hundred army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing sixty to seventy or eighty) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
  3. noun A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
  4. noun A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.

Full definition of century

century in a sentence

  • Holonyms: maniple, cohort, legion
  • He has scored 44 limited-overs centuries.
  • They put on a century stand to help their team recover from 57–4 to 198–4.

Synonyms of century

All synonyms of century

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Questions about century in Kannada

What is the meaning of century in Kannada?
Century in Kannada is ಶತಮಾನ (śatamāna).
century ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Century: ಶತಮಾನ (śatamāna).
What does century mean in English?
Century means a period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

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