forty-fifth

American  

[fawr-tee-fifth, -fith] / ˈfɔr tiˈfɪfθ, -ˈfɪθ /

adjective

1. next after the forty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 45.

2. being one of 45 equal parts.

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noun

1. a forty-fifth part, especially of one (1/45).

2. the forty-fifth member of a series.

Example Sentences

Two days before the Inauguration of Donald Trump as the forty-fifth President of the United States, Michael Flynn, a retired lieutenant general and former intelligence officer, sat down in a Washington restaurant.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 18, 2017

Farage was already due in the U.S. the week his new friend was elected the forty-fifth President.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 30, 2016

As the forty-fifth minute of the "Two Hours of Silence" ticked, leading Wafdists with police whistles stationed themselves beside the barrows full of brickbats, blew and blew.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The forty-fifth hole is the hardest," he said to himself.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar

Here she was in her forty-fifth year of teaching, all set to retire in June.

From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements