the millennium
noun
: the beginning of the third period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era : the year 2000
We had a party to celebrate the millennium.
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Meanwhile, house prices have increased more than twice as fast as income has since the turn of the millennium.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
At the turn of the millennium, Mariah Carey’s career was in transition.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 14 June 2024
The Bronx rapper recently said the record, which was finished in March, has a loose concept about the turn of the millennium, a fitting theme given she was born on January 1, 2000.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 21 May 2024
Around the turn of the millennium, right-wing populist parties gained strength in Europe.
—Lars-Erik Cederman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
At the turn of the millennium, Mariah Carey’s career was in transition.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 14 June 2024
The Bronx rapper recently said the record, which was finished in March, has a loose concept about the turn of the millennium, a fitting theme given she was born on January 1, 2000.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 21 May 2024
Around the turn of the millennium, right-wing populist parties gained strength in Europe.
—Lars-Erik Cederman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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