Sixteenth

Pronunciation: /sɪkˈstiːnθ/

Sixteenth (adjective)

  1. The number that comes after fifteenth and before seventeenth in a sequence.

Examples

  • The sixteenth chapter of the book is very interesting.
  • She finished in sixteenth place in the race.

Common collocations: sixteenth place, sixteenth century, sixteenth position, sixteenth in line

Sixteenth (noun)

  1. The position that is number sixteen in a list or sequence.

Examples

  • He finished in sixteenth place in the race.
  • She finished in sixteenth place in the race.