the 19th century
compound.compound. The period of time from the year 1801 to 1900. It's the hundred years that came before the 20th century.
compound. The historical period spanning the years 1801 to 1900, inclusive. The phrase functions as a proper noun phrase to designate this specific century.
The museum has art from the 19th century.
Many great novels, like those by Charles Dickens, were written in the 19th century.
Industrialization profoundly reshaped societal structures and daily life throughout Europe and North America during the 19th century.
Often used with 'in' or 'during' to talk about events that happened in that time.
A common point of confusion is that the 19th century covers the 1800s, not the 1900s; teach this pattern by counting from the 1st century (years 1-100).
The 19th century was the 1900s.The 19th century was the 1800s.A century is named for the number it ends on; the 19th century is the period of the 1800s, leading up to the year 1900.