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" As I was growing up, I did a lot of talent shows. I won fifteen Sunday nights straight in a series of talent shows in Macon. I showed up the sixteenth night, and they wouldn't let me go on any more. Whatever success I had was through the help of the good Lord."
Otis Redding

Meaning of "sixteenth" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SIXTEENTH

ˈsɪksˈtiːnθ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIXTEENTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sixteenth can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SIXTEENTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

16th century

The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600. It is regarded by historians as the century in which the rise of the West occurred. During the 16th century, Spain and Portugal explored the world's seas and opened world-wide oceanic trade routes. Large parts of the New World became Spanish and Portuguese colonies, and while the Portuguese became the masters of Asia's and Africa's Indian Ocean trade, the Spanish opened trade across the Pacific Ocean, linking the Americas with Asia. In Europe, the Protestant Reformation gave a major blow to the authority of the papacy and the Roman Catholic Church. European politics became dominated by religious conflicts, with the groundwork for the epochal Thirty Years' War being laid towards the end of the century. In the Middle East, the Ottoman Empire continued to expand, with the Sultan taking the title of Caliph, while dealing with a resurgent Persia. Iran and Iraq were caught by major popularity of the once-obscure Shiite sect of Islam under the rule of the Safavid dynasty of warrior-mystics, providing grounds for a Persia independent of the majority-Sunni Muslim world.

Definition of sixteenth in the English dictionary

The first definition of sixteenth in the dictionary is coming after the fifteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of sixteen: often written 16th. Other definition of sixteenth is one of 16 equal or nearly equal parts of something. Sixteenth is also the fraction that is equal to one divided by 16.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIXTEENTH

eighteenth · fifteenth · fourteenth · greenth · Juneteenth · nineteenth · seventeenth · thirteenth · umpteenth

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIXTEENTH

sixte · sixteen · sixteener · sixteenmo · sixteenth note · sixteenthly · sixth · sixth chord · sixth form · sixth grade · sixth sense · sixth year · sixth-form college · sixth-form pupil · sixth-former · sixth-grader · sixthly · sixties · sixtieth

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIXTEENTH

amaranth · calendar month · coelacanth · Corinth · diminished seventh · dozenth · eleventh · helminth · hyacinth · labyrinth · major seventh · millionth · minor seventh · month · ninth · nth · plinth · seventh · synth · tenth

Synonyms and antonyms of sixteenth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sixteenth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIXTEENTH

Find out the translation of sixteenth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sixteenth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sixteenth» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

第十六
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

decimosexto
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sixteenth
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सोलहवीं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السَّادِسَ عَشَرَ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

шестнадцатый
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

décimo sexto
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ষোড়শ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

seizième
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Keenam belas
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

sechzehnter
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

十六番目の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

열여섯 번째의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kaping nembelas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ mười sáu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பதினாறாம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सोळावा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

on altıncı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sedicesimo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

szesnasty
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

шістнадцятий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

al șaisprezecelea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δέκατος έκτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sestiende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sextonde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sekstende
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sixteenth

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QUOTES WITH «SIXTEENTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sixteenth.
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Otis Redding
As I was growing up, I did a lot of talent shows. I won fifteen Sunday nights straight in a series of talent shows in Macon. I showed up the sixteenth night, and they wouldn't let me go on any more. Whatever success I had was through the help of the good Lord.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIXTEENTH»

Discover the use of sixteenth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sixteenth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472
The survivor of a difficult childhood and youth, Rubin Carter rose to become a top contender for the middleweight boxing crown.
Rubin Hurricane Carter, Rubin Carter, 2011
2
Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century
This is the abridged version of the 1992 cloth edition, volume 5 in the eight-volume history of Africa.
Bethwell A. Ogot, 1999
3
Early Anthropology in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Early Anthropology in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries examines the history of some of the ideas adopted to help understand the origin of culture, the diversity of traits, the significance of similarities, the sequence of high ...
Margaret T. Hodgen, 2011
4
Anti-Italianism in Sixteenth-century France
'This book will make a significant contribution to our understanding of the crisis of sixteenth century France. It is one of the most interesting and original works I have read on the age of the religious wars.'
Henry Heller, 2003
5
A History of Madness in Sixteenth-century Germany
This magisterial work explores how Renaissance Germans understood and experienced madness.
H. C. Erik Midelfort, 1999
6
John Calvin : A Sixteenth-Century Portrait: A ...
This book, by an eminent historian whose career has been devoted to understanding the larger patterns of early modern European history, aims to make Calvin come alive by putting him back in his own time and understanding how he dealt with ...
Berkeley William J. Bouwsma Sather Professor of History University of California, 1987
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A Manual of Sixteenth-century Contrapuntal Style
This volume explores the expressive power of sixteenth-century vocal polyphony, giving special emphasis to the development of aural familiarity with the style.
Charlotte Smith, 1989
8
Courtly Song in Late Sixteenth-Century France
The first book-length examination of the history of air de cour, this work also sheds important new light on a formative moment in French history.
Jeanice Brooks, 2000
9
Prelude to Galileo: Essays on Medieval and Sixteenth-Century ...
In this volume, Wallace provides the companion to his splendid annotated translation of Galileo 's Early Notebooks: The Physical Questions (University of Notre Dame Press, 1977), pointing to the 'realist' sources, mainly unearthed by the ...
W. A. Wallace, 1981
10
Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century
SPECIAL COMMENDATION in Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century. The series is illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs.
Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Djibril Tamsir Niane, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIXTEENTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sixteenth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Flushing Financial Corporation to Present at the Sixteenth Annual …
Flushing Financial Corporation to Present at the Sixteenth Annual Keefe, Bruyette ... will be participating in the Sixteenth Annual Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2015 ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Jason Aldean Posts Sixteenth No. 1 Hit
Jason Aldean does it again as “Tonight Looks Good on You” reigns as king on both Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase radio charts this week, marking the ... «Taste of Country, Jul 15»
3
Thrills, spills and telephone pole on Stage 16 won by Plaza
Spain's Ruben Plaza Molina celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201 kilometers (124.9 ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Charleston church attack harks back to 1963 Birmingham bombing
Dr. Carolyn McKinstry, former president of the Sixteenth Street Foundation Inc., wrote in Time magazine. "Yes, many things have changed since 1963. «CNN, Jun 15»
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MLB draft 2015: Yankees draft James Kaprielian sixteenth overall
With the sixteenth overall pick in the draft, the Yankees have selected right-hander James Kaprielian out of UCLA. Kaprielian, 21, was projected to fall in the ... «MLB Daily Dish, Jun 15»
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Princess Beatrice dines in Mayfair days after her SIXTEENTH jaunt …
The 26-year-old, who spent the weekend at a society wedding in Rome, was spotted leaving Scott's restaurant in Mayfair today, following a relaxed lunch with ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Mum passes driving test at SIXTEENTH attempt
A determined mum from Merseyside is celebrating after passing her driving test - at the 16th time of asking. Angela Crompton finally overcame her nerves to ... «Liverpool Echo, May 15»
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Arts festival gears up for sweet sixteenth year
This year's Wilsonville Festival of Arts features “several new wrinkles” to inspire and impress visitors, says volunteer Kit Whitaker. The 16th annual festival will ... «Portland Tribune, May 15»
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The Sixteenth Amendment Was a Mistake
But if we did cleanse the present IRS staff, they would still be the sword and shield of the Sixteenth Amendment that allowed the federal income tax, and would ... «Human Events, May 15»
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Sixteenth Anniversary of the War Against Yugoslavia: Surdulica, A …
Sixteenth Anniversary of the War Against Yugoslavia: Surdulica, A “Good Day” for NATO? By Gregory Elich. Global Research, April 01, 2015. CounterPunch. «Center for Research on Globalization, Mar 15»
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