xxi

21st (twenty-first)

numeral ven-tOO-neh-ZEE-moh Rare

Usage Note

XXI is the Roman numeral for 21, read aloud as ventunesimo (ordinal) or ventuno (cardinal). In Italian texts it most often appears as il XXI secolo (the 21st century). Roman numerals are used heavily in Italian for centuries, popes, and monarchs.

Examples

"Viviamo nel XXI secolo."

Natural Translation

We live in the 21st century.

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