19th

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of nineteenth. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

    "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.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    coming next after the eighteenth in position wordnet

Synonyms

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nineteenth

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"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.”"

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