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millennial

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /mɪˈlɛniəl/ · UK /mɪˈleniəl/

Forms: millennials

millennial means: Related to people born from the early 1980s to the middle of the 1990s.

adjective

GENERATIONB2

Related to people born from the early 1980s to the middle of the 1990s.

  • Millennial workers want flexible hours.
  • The survey studied millennial spending habits.
  • How do millennial parents choose schools?

Common phrases: millennial workers, millennial parents, millennial generation

ANCIENTC2

A thousand years old, or several thousand years old.

  • Millennial trees shaded the path.
  • They walked through a millennial forest.
  • The village preserves its millennial traditions.

Similar words: ancient

Common phrases: millennial trees, millennial forest

THOUSANDTH ANNIVERSARYC2

Marking a thousand years since an event.

  • The town held a millennial celebration.
  • Visitors attended the abbey’s millennial festival.
  • Plans for the millennial anniversary took years.

Common phrases: millennial anniversary, millennial celebrations

noun

GENERATION MEMBERB2

A person born from the early 1980s to the middle of the 1990s.

  • My brother is a millennial.
  • Many millennials struggle to buy homes.
  • The interview asked a millennial about work.

Common phrases: a millennial, millennial voters

Questions about millennial

What does millennial mean?

Related to people born from the early 1980s to the middle of the 1990s.

What is millennial in other languages?

Türkçe: Y kuşağına ait · Español: milenial · Français: millénial · Deutsch: Millennial- · Italiano: millennial · 日本語: ミレニアル世代の

How do you pronounce millennial?

In American English /mɪˈlɛniəl/; in British English /mɪˈleniəl/.

How do you use millennial in a sentence?

Millennial workers want flexible hours. The survey studied millennial spending habits.

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