twentieth

BrE /ˈtwəʊ.tiː.əθ/ AmE /ˈtuː.ti.əθ/

adjective en → es

1 ORDINAL NUMBER [attributive or predicative] B2

the ordinal number of twenty; coming after nineteen in counting order

vigésimo, veinteavo

  • the twentieth [noun]

Collocations twentieth anniversary · twentieth birthday

  • It was the twentieth anniversary of their wedding.

    Fue el vigésimo aniversario de su boda.

2 YEAR [attributive] B2

the year that follows nineteen in a sequence; the twentieth year of a century or period

vigésimo, veinteavo (año)

  • in the twentieth [century/decade]

Collocations twentieth century · twentieth anniversary

  • The event took place in the twentieth century.

    El evento tuvo lugar en el siglo veinte.