millennium
BrE /ˈmɪlənɪəm/ AmE /ˈmɪləniːəm/
noun en → es
a period of one thousand years, especially when it is considered as a whole or in relation to important events
milenio
- the millennium
Collocations at the beginning/end of the millennium
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The new millennium began with great hope and optimism.
El nuevo milenio comenzó con gran esperanza y optimismo.
the year 2000 or the years around it, when many people thought that a new and better period of history would begin
el año 2000, el cambio de milenio
- the year 2000
Collocations celebrate the millennium
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Many people celebrated the millennium with fireworks.
Mucha gente celebró el cambio de milenio con fuegos artificiales.