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Turkish
Etymology
From yüz (“hundred”) + yıl (“year”).
Pronunciation
Noun
yüzyıl (definite accusative yüzyılı, plural yüzyıllar)
- century (100 years)
- Synonym: asır
- 21. yüzyıl ― 21st century
Usage notes
Yüz yıl, with a space in between, means "one hundred years" exclusively; while yüzyıl means "century", that is, the time frame made up of a hundred years.
References
- “yüzyıl”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu