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 one hundred years, a really long time.”
The plural of the word century
centuries
How the word century is said around the world
| French | siècle (syekl) |
| Spanish | siglo (SEEGH-loh) |
| Mandarin | 世纪 (shee jee) |
| Hindi | शतक (SHU-tuhk) |
| Arabic | قرن (kahrn) |
| Russian | век (vyayk) |
| Portuguese (EU) | século (SE-koo-luu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | século (SE-koo-luu) |
| Japanese | 世紀 (SAY-kee) |
| German | Jahrhundert (yahr-HUUN-durt) |
| Urdu | صدی (SHU-dee) |
| Punjabi | ਸਦੀ (SU-dee) |
| Korean | 세기 (SAY-gee) |
| Hebrew | מֵאָה (MAY-ah) |
| Greek | αιώνας (ay-OH-nahs) |
| Dutch | eeuw (ayuu) |
| Tagalog | siglo (SEEG-loh) |
| Vietnamese | thế kỷ (TAY-ur kee) |
| Turkish | yüzyıl (yerz-YUL) |
| Persian | قرن (kahrn) |
| Polish | wiek (vyek) |
| Ukrainian | століття (stoh-LYEETT-yah) |
| Bengali | শতাব্দী (SHAW-tahb-dee) |
| Swedish | århundrade (OHR-hund-rah-duh) |
| Italian | secolo (SE-koh-loh) |
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