eighteenth
pronunciation
How to pronounce eighteenth in British English:
UK [ˌeɪ'ti:nθ]
How to pronounce eighteenth in American English:
US [eˈtinθ]
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- Noun:
- position 18 in a countable series of things
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- Adjective:
- coming next after the seventeenth in position
Word Origin
- eighteenth (adj.)
- mid-13c., egtetenþe, modified, by influence of eighteen, from Old English eahtateoða; from eight + teoða "tenth" (see -ty (1)). Cognate with German achtzehnte, Danish attende, Swedish adertonde.
Example
- 1. Daniel boone was a legendary eighteenth century explorer .
- 2. This country was founded in the late eighteenth century .
- 3. Shanghai local taxation bureau jiading branch eighteenth taxation office .
- 4. I will meet you on the eighteenth next month .
- 5. Today is your eighteenth birthday .