karne
KAH-rneh
How to say it
SwahilikarneKAH-rneh
Englishcentury
Frenchsiècle
Meaning
A period of one hundred years, used especially for dates in history.
Good to know
Plural also karne: karne ya ishirini na moja, the twenty-first century. Karini is an older spelling.
Examples
- Tunaishi katika karne ya ishirini na moja.We live in the twenty-first century.
- Jengo hili lilijengwa karne mbili zilizopita.This building was built two centuries ago.
- Mji wa Kilwa ulikuwa maarufu karne nyingi zilizopita.The town of Kilwa was famous many centuries ago.
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