century Meaning & Definition

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Meaning of century In English

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Examples of century

  • Life in the 19th century was very different from what it is now.

  • Peru was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century.

  • She was probably the most highly educated prime minister of this century.

  • For centuries, Native Americans traded with European settlers.

  • For more than half a century, the reassuring tones of BBC newscasters have informed British television viewers about world events.

  • Up until the twentieth century, regulations regarding marital fitness tended to follow the common-law rules on the capacity of parties to contract.

  • No further gains were achieved in the last decade of the century, during which the third- and fourth-generation cultivars replaced the original introduced cultivars.

  • By the end of the century, however, a few women had managed to break the ranks of male professionalism and attain medical degrees.

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Translations of century In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    一百年, 世紀, (板球)100分…

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  • 中文简体

    一百年, 世纪, (板球)100分…

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  • Español

    siglo, siglo [masculine]…

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  • Português

    século…

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  • 日本語

    世紀…

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  • Türk dili

    yüzyıl, asır…

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  • Français

    siècle [masculine], siècle, cent courses…

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  • Catalan

    segle…

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