centimetre
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The meaning (definition) of the word centimetre
a tiny unit for measuring length, about as wide as your fingernail
The word centimetre used in a sentence
“A centimetre is a very small measurement, about as wide as your fingernail.”
The plural of the word centimetre
centimetres
How the word centimetre is said around the world
| French | centimètre (sahnteemetr) |
| Spanish | centímetro (thaynteemaytroh) |
| Mandarin | 厘米 (lí mǐ) |
| Hindi | सेंटीमीटर (saynteemeetuhr) |
| Arabic | سنتيمتر (snteemtr) |
| Russian | сантиметр (santimetr) |
| Portuguese (EU) | centímetro (sayngteemitruu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | centímetro (sayngcheemaytruu) |
| Japanese | センチメートル (senchimeetoru) |
| German | Zentimeter (tsenteemaytur) |
| Urdu | سینٹی میٹر (sayntee meetahr) |
| Punjabi | ਸੈਂਟੀਮੀਟਰ (senteemeetuhr) |
| Korean | 센티미터 (sentimiteo) |
| Hebrew | סַנטִימֶטֶר (sahnteeymaytayr) |
| Greek | εκατοστόμετρο (ekatostometro) |
| Dutch | centimeter (senteemaytuhr) |
| Tagalog | sentimetro (suhnteemetroh) |
| Vietnamese | centimet (sentimit) |
| Turkish | santimetre (sahnteemetre) |
| Persian | سانتیمتر (sahnteemaytr) |
| Polish | centymetr (tsentimetr) |
| Ukrainian | сантиметр (santymetr) |
| Bengali | সেন্টিমিটার (shaynteemeetahr) |
| Swedish | centimeter (senteemuhtuhr) |
| Italian | centimetro (chaynteemaytroh) |
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