20th Century in Roman Numerals
20th century
XX
twentieth
1901 (MCMI) – 2000 (MM)
How it's written in English
English writes the ordinal in figures, 20th century, or in words, the twentieth century. The Roman form XX is what Spanish, French and Italian use: siglo XX, XXᵉ siècle, XX secolo. Source: en.wikipedia.org
In other languages
| Language | How it's written | Source |
|---|---|---|
| English | 20th century | — |
| Spanish | siglo XX | rae.es |
| Portuguese | século XX | pt.wikipedia.org |
| German | 20. Jahrhundert | duden.de |
| French | XXe siècle | vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca |
| Italian | XX secolo | it.wikipedia.org |
| Indonesian | abad ke-20 | lmsspada.kemdikbud.go.id |
| Polish | XX wiek | zpe.gov.pl |
| Dutch | 20e eeuw | onzetaal.nl |
| Turkish | 20. yüzyıl | tdk.gov.tr |
| Romanian | secolul al XX-lea | dexonline.ro |
| Japanese | 20世紀 | ja.wikipedia.org |
When does the 20th century start and end?
With no year zero, the 1st century ran from 1 to 100, so the 20th runs from 1901 to 2000. In everyday use, people also call 1900–1999 the 20th century. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Which century is a year?
1950 is in century XX Open
Decades of the 20th century
Olympic Games in the 20th century
The Games of the III Olympiad were held in St. Louis, United States.
First of the century · 1904Source: wiki.krisyotam.com
The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in Sydney, Australia.
Last of the century · 2000Source: wiki.krisyotam.com
Other centuries
Common questions
What years are in the 20th century?
1901 to 2000 (MCMI to MM).
Is 2000 in the 20th or the 21st century?
In the 20th: it is the last year of century XX. The 21st century starts in 2001 (MMI).
What number is century XX?
20: XX is the 20th century.