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Other forms: twentieth centuries. Definitions of twentieth century. noun. the century from 1901 to 2000. see more. Pronunciation. US.
The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and ...
Centuries and How to Refer to Them. Is it the 1600s or the 16th century? Imagine we're traveling through time, jumping ahead whole decades and winding up in an entirely new century. It's the year 2100, and we're at the dawn of the 22nd century.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈtwen.ti.əθ / us / ˈtwen.t̬i.əθ / one of 20 equal parts of something. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of twentieth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) twentieth | American Dictionary. adjective, adverb, noun [ C ] us / ˈtwen·ti·ɪθ / Add to word list.
The 20th century opened with great hope but also with some apprehension, for the new century marked the final approach to a new millennium. For many, humankind was entering upon an unprecedented era.
At the end of the twentieth century there were about 400 million native speakers of English in the world, or just over 5.5 per cent of the world’s population. The second or ‘outer’ circle consists of areas where English is widely learned and used as a second language.
The 20th century was a time of great triumph and great tragedy. I draw hope and inspiration from the countless advances that have taken place over the past hundred years, but I also recognize that a fundamental change in values will be necessary in order to ensure that the new millennium will be a time of peace, justice, and equality.
