seventy-first

/ˌsɛvənti ˈfɜː(ɹ)st/

adjective

The ordinal form of the number seventy-one, describing a person or thing in position number 71 of a sequence.

“A seventy-first of 1420 is 20.”

Meanings

adjectiveseventy-first (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThe ordinal form of the number seventy-one, describing a person or thing in position number 71 of a sequence.

    She finished seventy-first in the race.

    1 more example

    The answer appears on the seventy-first page of the book.

nounseventy-first (plural seventy-firsts)

plural seventy-firsts

  1. One of seventy-one equal parts of a whole.

    A seventy-first of 1420 is 20.

Translations

Afrikaans een-en-sewentigste
  • een-en-sewentigsteordinal number 71st
Catalan setanta-unè, setanta-unè
  • setanta-unèordinal number 71st
  • setanta-unèone of 71 equal parts
Chinese 第七十一
  • 第七十一 (dì-qīshíyī)ordinal number 71st
Czech sedmdesátý první
  • sedmdesátý prvníordinal number 71st
Dutch eenenzeventigste
  • eenenzeventigsteordinal number 71st
Esperanto sepdek-unua
  • sepdek-unuaordinal number 71st
Finnish seitsemäskymmenesensimmäinen, seitsemäskymmenesyhdes
  • seitsemäskymmenesensimmäinenordinal number 71st
  • seitsemäskymmenesyhdesordinal number 71st
  • seitsemäskymmenesyhdesosaone of 71 equal parts
French soixante-et-onzième, soixante et onzième
  • soixante-et-onzièmeordinal number 71st
  • soixante et onzièmeordinal number 71st
  • septante et unièmeordinal number 71st
  • septante-et-unièmeordinal number 71st
  • soixante-et-onzièmeone of 71 equal parts
  • soixante et onzièmeone of 71 equal parts
German einundsiebzigste
  • einundsiebzigsteordinal number 71st
Greek ἑβδομηκοστόπρωτος
  • ἑβδομηκοστόπρωτος (hebdomēkostóprōtos)ordinal number 71st
Hindi इकहत्तरवाँ, इकहत्तरवाँ
  • इकहत्तरवाँ (ikhattarvā̃)ordinal number 71st
  • इकहत्तरवाँ (ikhattarvā̃)one of 71 equal parts
Hungarian hetvenegyedik
  • hetvenegyedikordinal number 71st
Italian settantunesimo, settantunesima
  • settantunesimoordinal number 71st
  • settantunesimaordinal number 71st
  • settantunesimoone of 71 equal parts
Polish siedemdziesiąty pierwszy
  • siedemdziesiąty pierwszyordinal number 71st
Portuguese septuagésimo primeiro
  • septuagésimo primeiroordinal number 71st
Romanian șaptezeci și unulea, șaptezeci și una
  • șaptezeci și unuleaordinal number 71st
  • șaptezeci și unaordinal number 71st
Russian се́мьдесят пе́рвый
  • се́мьдесят пе́рвый (sémʹdesjat pérvyj)ordinal number 71st
Spanish septuagésimo primero
  • septuagésimo primeroordinal number 71st
Swedish sjuttioförsta
  • sjuttioförstaordinal number 71st
Turkish yetmiş birinci
  • yetmiş birinciordinal number 71st
Ukrainian сімдеся́т пе́рший
  • сімдеся́т пе́рший (simdesját péršyj)ordinal number 71st
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Chicago

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