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Jahrtausend

millennium

noun YAH-tow-zent Rare
Time Time Expressions

Also means

thousand years

Usage Note

Jahrtausend is used both for the historical millennium unit and in hyperbolic expressions. Das dritte Jahrtausend = 'the third millennium'. Einmal im Jahrtausend = 'once in a thousand years'. Compound: Jahrtausendwende (turn of the millennium).

Examples

"Mit dem Jahr 2000 begann ein neues Jahrtausend."

Natural Translation

With the year 2000 a new millennium began.

Literal Translation

With the year 2000 began a new millennium.

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