thirty-sixth

American  

[thur-tee-siksth] / ˈθɜr tiˈsɪksθ /

adjective

1. next after the thirty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 36.

2. being one of 36 equal parts.

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noun

1. a thirty-sixth part, especially of one (1/36).

2. the thirty-sixth member of a series.

Example Sentences

In the end, the crisis passed when, on the thirty-sixth ballot, the House voted Jefferson into office.

From Literature

On January 6, Nebraska became the thirty-sixth state to ratify the Eighteenth Amendment, making it illegal to manufacture, sell, or transport liquor.

From Literature

“It may be delayed but it cannot be defeated, and we covet for Tennessee the signal honor of being the thirty-sixth and last State necessary to consummate this great reform.”

From Literature

It was Davies’s thirty-sixth European away match following Liverpool, and his third European Cup final.

From The New Yorker

“Lilian, this is your thirty-sixth student,” the principal said to the teacher while pointing at me.

From Literature