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millennial

/mɪˈleniəl/noun

उच्चारण मिलेनिअल

मिलेनियल (लगभग 1980 के दशक के आरंभ से 1990 के दशक के अंत तक जन्मा व्यक्ति)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person who was born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s

    मिलेनियल (लगभग 1980 के दशक के आरंभ से 1990 के दशक के अंत तक जन्मा व्यक्ति)

    • Many millennials prefer renting a flat to buying one.
    • The app is popular with millennials.
    • Companies try to attract millennials with flexible work hours.
    + 2 more examples
    • The millennial generation grew up with the internet.
    • As a millennial, she remembers the first mobile phones.
adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    connected with a millennium or with the change from one millennium to the next

    सहस्राब्दी-संबंधी

    • millennial celebrations
    • People gathered at midnight for the millennial celebrations in Times Square.
    • The millennial fears about computers proved to be exaggerated.
    + 2 more examples
    • Millennial festivals were held across the world on 1 January 2000.
    • A millennial party was held at the hotel.
  2. 2

    [only before noun]

    connected with millennials

    मिलेनियल पीढ़ी से जुड़ा

    • millennial attitudes to work
    • Articles on millennial values often discuss work-life balance and flexible jobs.
    • Millennial shoppers prefer to buy online.
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    • Marketing teams study millennial habits carefully.
    • The film explores millennial anxiety about jobs and housing.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

millennial (noun, countable)

A person born roughly between the early 1980s and the late 1990s; it is a countable noun, often in the plural.

लगभग 1980 के दशक के आरंभ से 1990 के दशक के अंत के बीच जन्मा व्यक्ति; यह countable noun है, प्रायः plural में।

  • Millennials grew up with the internet.
  • She is a millennial.

millennial + noun (adjective)

As an adjective it means connected with millennials or with a millennium.

Adjective के रूप में इसका अर्थ millennials से या millennium से संबंधित है।

  • The millennial generation prefers online banking.
  • Millennial celebrations were held across the world.

the millennial generation / millennials as a group

When talking about the group as a whole, use 'the millennial generation' or just 'millennials' with a plural verb.

पूरे समूह की बात करते समय 'the millennial generation' या केवल 'millennials' plural verb के साथ आता है।

  • Millennials are known for their use of technology.

millennial vs millennium

Millennial is the adjective or person; millennium is a period of a thousand years.

Millennial adjective या व्यक्ति है; millennium एक हज़ार वर्ष की अवधि है।

  • The year 2000 began a new millennium.
+Collocations 4

millennial + noun

generationworkersvotersparentsbuyersentrepreneurs

  • Many millennial entrepreneurs start businesses online.

verb + millennials

targetattractsurveyemploydescribe

  • The bank is trying to attract millennials.

adjective + millennial

youngtypicalurbantech-savvy

  • A tech-savvy millennial can book a train ticket in seconds.

millennial + preference

habitsvaluesattitudeslifestyle

  • The survey studied millennial spending habits.
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  • Many millennials prefer to shop online instead of visiting markets.

कई millennials बाज़ार जाने के बजाय ऑनलाइन खरीदारी करना पसंद करते हैं।

  • Radhika is a millennial who learned to use a computer in school.

राधिका एक millennial है जिसने विद्यालय में कंप्यूटर चलाना सीखा।

  • Banks now design apps to attract the millennial customer.

बैंक अब millennial ग्राहक को आकर्षित करने के लिए ऐप बनाते हैं।

  • The millennial generation faces tough competition for jobs.

millennial पीढ़ी को नौकरियों के लिए कठिन प्रतिस्पर्धा का सामना करना पड़ता है।

  • The millennial festival drew visitors from many nations.

सहस्राब्दी उत्सव में अनेक देशों से आगंतुक आए।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ Millennials is the future of the economy.

✓ Millennials are the future of the economy.

Millennials is plural, so it takes 'are'.

Millennials plural है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'are' आती है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These generation names refer to different groups of people.

ये पीढ़ियों के नाम अलग-अलग समूहों को दर्शाते हैं।

millennial

A person born in the early 1980s to late 1990s.

1980 के दशक के आरंभ से 1990 के दशक के अंत तक जन्मा व्यक्ति।

  • A millennial uses UPI daily.

boomer

A person born between the mid 1940s and mid 1960s, a baby boomer.

1940 के दशक के मध्य से 1960 के दशक के मध्य तक जन्मा व्यक्ति।

  • A boomer may prefer cash.

veteran

A person with long experience; not tied to age group, unlike a generation name.

लंबे अनुभव वाला व्यक्ति; पीढ़ी के नाम की तरह आयु-वर्ग से बँधा नहीं।

  • The veteran teacher advised us.
◇Word family
AaSpelling

m·i·l·l·e·n·n·i·a·l

With two l's and two n's (not 'millenial').

Spelling m-i-l-l-e-n-n-i-a-l है, जिसमें दो l और दो n आते हैं ('millenial' गलत है)।