"21st" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} 21st (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of twenty-first. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: twenty-first Translations (abbreviation of twenty-first — see also twenty-first): 21ste (Afrikaans), 21e (French), 21. (German), 21ος (21os) (Greek), 21 ᠴᡳ (21 ci) (Manchu), 21.º (Spanish)
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