turn of the century

English

Noun

turn of the century (plural turns of the centuries or turns of centuries)

1. The beginning or end of a certain century.

   By the turn of the century he was starting to become well known in literary circles.

Translations

beginning or end of a certain century

• Dutch: eeuwwisseling (nl) f
• Finnish: vuosisadanvaihde
• German: Jahrhundertwende (de) f
• Hungarian: századforduló (hu)
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: århundreskifte (no) n

  Nynorsk: hundreårsskifte n

• Swedish: sekelskifte (sv) n

See also

• turn of the year
• fin de siècle