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twenty-first

twenty-first adjective: the ordinal form of the number twenty-one.

Adjective

twenty-first (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number twenty-one.

Noun

twenty-first (plural twenty-firsts)

  1. The person or thing in the twenty-first position.
  2. One of twenty-one equal parts of a whole, usually written ¹⁄₂₁.
  3. (informal) A party to celebrate a twenty-first birthday.

twenty-first meaning in Hindi and Malayalam

twenty-first in Hindi

the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
इक्कीसवाँ ikkīsvā̃
portion of a whole
इक्कीसवाँ ikkīsvā̃
ordinal
इक्कीसवाँ ikkīsvā̃

twenty-first in Malayalam

the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
ഇരുപത്തൊന്നാം irupattonnāṁ

Synonyms of twenty-first

Forms of twenty-first

Adjective
alternative form21st
alternative formXXI
Noun
pluraltwenty-firsts

Words formed from twenty-first

Questions about twenty-first

What does twenty-first mean?
Twenty-first means the ordinal form of the number twenty-one.
What is twenty-first in Hindi?
Twenty-first in Hindi is इक्कीसवाँ (ikkīsvā̃). See Twenty-first meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is twenty-first?
Twenty-first can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near twenty-first in the dictionary

  1. twenty-eighth
  2. twenty-eighths
  3. twenty-eleven
  4. twenty-fifth
  5. twenty-fifths
  6. twenty-first
  7. twenty-firster
  8. twenty-firsters
  9. twenty-firstly
  10. twenty-firsts
  11. twenty-five

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