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},
{
"ipa": "/məˈlɛ.ni.əl/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛniəl"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"topics": [
"demography",
"demographics"
],
"word": "Millennial"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"word": "milenyal"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "mil·lennista"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"word": "millennial"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"word": "millenniaali"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "millénial"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"person"
],
"word": "Millennial"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"person"
],
"word": "Millennial"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paidí tis chilietías",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "παιδί της χιλιετίας"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"word": "milenial"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"word": "millennial"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mireniaru",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"word": "ミレニアル"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"word": "milenial"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "millennial"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "milenial"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milénico"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "milénica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "milenita"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century",
"word": "milenyal"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Forbes",
"Neil Howe",
"Pew Research Center"
],
"word": "millennial"
}
Download raw JSONL data for millennial meaning in English (32.4kB)
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