sixteenth

[US]/'sɪks'tiːnθ/
[UK]/'sɪks'tinθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. the sixteenth in a series or sequence; one out of sixteen equal parts
n. the sixteenth in a series or sequence; the sixteenth day of the month; one out of sixteen equal parts
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

the sixteenth century

the sixteenth floor

sixteenth place

Example Sentences

the sixteenth is a par five.

An ounce is one sixteenth of a pound.

The man is a sixteenth Spanish navigator.

She lived on the sixteenth floor.

the sixteenth of October 10

The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,

We’re studying dramatic texts by sixteenth century playwrights.

Real-world Examples

I'm having one the sixteenth of this month, he said.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

She made the presentation a month before her sixteenth birthday.

Source: VOA Special July 2014 Collection

Well, there are exams on the sixteenth, better avoid them.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 4

In the sixteenth century, seventeenth century, ask somebody they were.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Debate on the New Jersey Plan took place on Saturday, June sixteenth.

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

It's her sixteenth birthday, and he's saying, " I made something for your birthday."

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

It was built in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President after Washington.

Source: American students' world geography textbook

On her sixteenth birthday everyone in the castle is preparing for her birthday party.

Source: BlackCat (Beginner) Audiobook

'That thing you're dreading, it will happen on the sixteenth of October! ' Remember?

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Incidentally, that thing you are dreading — it will happen on Friday the sixteenth of October.”

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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