XI

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U+216A, Ⅺ
ROMAN NUMERAL ELEVEN

[U+2169]
Number Forms
[U+216B]

Translingual

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Number

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XI

  1. Roman numeral eleven (11)
  2. (especially in the names of aristocracy) the eleventh.

Coordinate terms

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  • Previous: X (10)
  • Next: XII (12)

Descendants

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  • English: XI

English

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Etymology

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From translingual XI (eleven, Roman numeral).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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XI (plural XIs)

  1. (soccer) A football (soccer) team of eleven players.
    • 2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, The Guardian[1]:
      Not since Coventry in 1992 has a Premier League side kicked off a campaign with an all-English XI but things have reached the point where, of the 61 signings who have cost the elite division's 20 clubs a transfer fee this summer, only 12 have involved Englishmen.
  2. (cricket) A cricket team of eleven players.

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