How to Pronounce "millennium"
word
/məˈɫɛniəm/
muh-LE-nee-uhm
/mɪlˈɛniəm/
mi-LE-nee-uhm
Definition
A period of one thousand years; can refer to any span of a thousand years, or to the beginning of a new one thousand year period.
IPA Transcription
American English
/məˈɫɛniəm/
British English
/mɪlˈɛniəm/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
muh-LE-nee-uhm
UK
mi-LE-nee-uhm
Listen in Context
A millennium is one thousand years.
People celebrated the new millennium in the year 2000.
Ancient monuments have stood for many millennia.
The turn of the millennium was a huge global event.