century
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The meaning (definition) of the word century
a long stretch of time that lasts one hundred years
The word century used in a sentence
“A century is 100 years, a really long time.”
The plural of the word century
centuries
How the word century is said around the world
| French | siècle |
| Spanish | siglo |
| Mandarin | 世纪 |
| Hindi | शतक |
| Arabic | قرن |
| Russian | век |
| Portuguese (EU) | século |
| Portuguese (BR) | século |
| Japanese | 世紀 |
| German | Jahrhundert |
| Urdu | صدی |
| Punjabi | ਸਦੀ |
| Korean | 세기 |
| Hebrew | מֵאָה |
| Greek | αιώνας |
| Dutch | eeuw |
| Filipino | siglo |
| Vietnamese | thế kỷ |
| Turkish | yüzyıl |
| Persian | قرن |
| Polish | wiek |
| Ukrainian | століття |
| Bengali | শতাব্দী |
| Swedish | århundrade |
| Italian | secolo |
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