Meanings
alternative 19ᵗʰ
- abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of nineteenth.
1 more example
The eugenics mania that swept the country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries led to forced sterilizations and the passage of laws in 27 states designed to limit the numbers of those considered genetically unfit: immigrants, Jews, African-Americans, the mentally ill and those deemed “morally delinquent.”
2018 October 16, John Blake, “When Americans tried to breed a better race: How a genetic fitness ‘crusade’ marches on”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecoming next after the eighteenth in position
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans 19e, 19de
- 19eabbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
- 19deabbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
French 19ème
- 19èmeabbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
German 19.
- 19.abbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Greek 19ος
- 19ος (19os)abbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Hindi १९वाँ, १९वीं
- १९वाँ (19vā̃)abbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
- १९वीं (19vī̃)abbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Icelandic 19.
- 19.abbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Italian 19º
- 19ºabbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Norwegian 19.
- 19.abbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Polish 19.
- 19.abbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Spanish 19.º
- 19.ºabbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Swedish 19:e
- 19:eabbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Turkish 19'uncu, 19.
- 19'uncuabbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
- 19.abbreviation of nineteenth — see also nineteenth
Cite this entry
19th. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/19th
“19th.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/19th. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “19th,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/19th.
Source: 19th on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.