20th
After the nineteenth
Twentieth, the ordinal form of twenty.
It marks position in a sequence: She finished 20th in the race.
Most often seen in 20th century, referring to the years 1901–2000, or loosely the 1900s.
A 20th anniversary or 20th birthday marks two decades.
Favoring contemporary approaches
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- postmodernismSkepticism toward universal truths
decolonization · feminism · communism · fascism · aviation · cinema · television · antibiotics
Ordinal for twenty
- nineteenthPosition after eighteen
- twenty-firstOrdinal for 21
- positionLocation or stance
- rankPosition in hierarchy
sequence · placement · order · preceding · following · series · listing · enumeration
modernism
Favoring contemporary approaches
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
postmodernism · decolonization · feminism · communism · fascism · aviation · cinema · television · antibiotics
twentieth
Ordinal for twenty
- nineteenthPosition after eighteen
- twenty-firstOrdinal for 21
- positionLocation or stance
rank · sequence · placement · order · preceding · following · series · listing · enumeration · numbering
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
porcelain · toast · tribute · gala · memories · retrospective · reunion · party · gift · congratulations
20th1st century
Years 1-100 AD
21st century · ancient · 19th century · medieval · prehistoric
- 20th centuryHundred years ending 1999
- early 20th century1900s first decades
- mid-20th century1940s through 1960s
- 20th century artCreative works from 1900s
- 20th-century historyStudy of recent eras