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twenty-first

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number twenty-one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The person or thing in the twenty-first position.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One of twenty-one equal parts of a whole, usually written 1⁄21.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A party to celebrate a twenty-first birthday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

coming next after the twentieth in position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 21st

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: een-en-twintigste — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Catalan: vint-i-unè — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Crimean Tatar: yigirmi birinci — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Dutch: eenentwintigste — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Esperanto: dudek-unua — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmenesensimmäinen — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmenesyhdes — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • French: vingt-et-unième — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • West-Frisian: ienentweintichste — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Georgian: ოცდამეერთე (ocdameerte) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • German: 21.) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Hindi: इक्कीसवाँ (ikkīsvā̃) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Hungarian: 21.) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Italian: ventunesimo — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Italian: 21o m, 21a f) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Macedonian: дваесет и први (dvaeset i prvi) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Malayalam: ഇരുപത്തൊന്നാം (irupattonnāṁ) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Manchu: ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡳ (orin emuci) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Navajo: naadįįłaʼ góneʼ — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tjueførste — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tjuefyrste — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tjueførste — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Old English: ān and twēntigoþa — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Portuguese: vigésimo primeiro — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Romanian: al douăzeci și unulea — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Romanian: a douăzeci și una — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Russian: два́дцать пе́рвый (dvádcatʹ pérvyj) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Spanish: vigesimoprimero — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Spanish: vigésimo primero — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Swedish: tjugoförsta — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Turkish: yirmi birinci — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Ukrainian: два́дцять пе́рший (dvádcjatʹ péršyj) — the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
  • Catalan: vint-i-unè — ordinal
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmenesensimmäinen — ordinal
  • French: vingt-et-unième — ordinal
  • German: einundzwanzigste — ordinal
  • Hindi: इक्कीसवाँ (ikkīsvā̃) — ordinal
  • Hungarian: huszonegyedik — ordinal
  • Italian: ventunesimo — ordinal
  • Italian: ventunesima — ordinal
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tjueførste — ordinal
  • Norwegian Bokmål: enogtyvende — ordinal
  • Norwegian Bokmål: enogtjuende — ordinal
  • Old English: ān and twēntigoþa — ordinal
  • Portuguese: vigésimo primeiro — ordinal
  • Spanish: vigésimo primero — ordinal
  • Turkish: yirmi birinci — ordinal
  • Catalan: vint-i-unè — portion of a whole
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmenesyhdesosa — portion of a whole
  • French: vingt-et-unième — portion of a whole
  • Georgian: ოცდამეერთედი (ocdameertedi) — portion of a whole
  • German: Einundzwanzigstel — portion of a whole
  • Hindi: इक्कीसवाँ (ikkīsvā̃) — portion of a whole
  • Hungarian: huszonegyed — portion of a whole
  • Italian: ventunesimo — portion of a whole
  • Old English: ān and twēntigoþa dǣl — portion of a whole
  • Portuguese: vinte e um avos — portion of a whole
  • Spanish: veintiunavo — portion of a whole