Tertiary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

from 63 million to 2 million years ago

coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɜːʃjɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɜːʃjəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɜːʃjəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɜːʃjɚɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Tertiary period third 3rd

Parts of Speech

noun	from 63 million to 2 million years ago
adjective	coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tertiär-

von vor 63 Millionen bis 2 Millionen Jahren

🇫🇷French

tertiaire

de 63 millions à 2 millions d'années

🇪🇸Spanish

terciario

desde hace 63 millones a 2 millones de años

🇮🇹Italian

terziario

da 63 milioni a 2 milioni di anni fa

🇳🇱Dutch

tertiair

van 63 miljoen tot 2 miljoen jaar geleden

🇵🇹Portuguese

terciário

de 63 milhões a 2 milhões de anos atrás

🇷🇺Russian

высшее

от 63 миллионов до 2 миллионов лет назад

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तृतीयक

63 मिलियन से 2 मिलियन वर्ष पूर्व तक

🇧🇩Bengali

তৃতীয়

63 মিলিয়ন থেকে 2 মিলিয়ন বছর আগে

🇮🇳Tamil

மூன்றாம் நிலை

63 மில்லியன் முதல் 2 மில்லியன் ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

తృతీయ

63 మిలియన్ల నుండి 2 మిలియన్ సంవత్సరాల క్రితం వరకు

🇮🇳Marathi

तृतीयांश

63 दशलक्ष ते 2 दशलक्ष वर्षांपूर्वी

🇮🇳Gujarati

તૃતીય

63 મિલિયન થી 2 મિલિયન વર્ષો પહેલા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೃತೀಯ

63 ದಶಲಕ್ಷದಿಂದ 2 ದಶಲಕ್ಷ ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൃതീയ

63 ദശലക്ഷം മുതൽ 2 ദശലക്ഷം വർഷങ്ങൾക്ക് മുമ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੀਜੇ ਦਰਜੇ ਦਾ

63 ਮਿਲੀਅਨ ਤੋਂ 2 ਮਿਲੀਅਨ ਸਾਲ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترتیری

63 ملین سے 2 ملین سال پہلے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

第三

6300万至200万年前

🇯🇵Japanese

三次

6,300万年前から200万年前まで

🇰🇷Korean

제삼기

6300만년 전에서 200만년 전

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cấp ba

từ 63 triệu đến 2 triệu năm trước

🇹🇭Thai

ระดับอุดมศึกษา

จาก 63 ล้านถึง 2 ล้านปีก่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tersier

dari 63 juta hingga 2 juta tahun yang lalu

🇵🇭Filipino

tersiyaryo

mula 63 milyon hanggang 2 milyong taon na ang nakalilipas

🇲🇾Malay

tertiari

dari 63 juta hingga 2 juta tahun dahulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعليم العالي

من 63 مليون إلى 2 مليون سنة مضت

🇮🇷Persian

درجه سوم

از 63 میلیون تا 2 میلیون سال پیش

🇹🇷Turkish

üçüncül

63 milyondan 2 milyon yıl öncesine kadar

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁלִישׁוֹנִי

מלפני 63 מיליון עד 2 מיליון שנים

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