English Explanatory Dictionary

sweet sixteen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A girl's sixteenth birthday, or sixteenth-birthday party and a related coming of age party.
  2. Sixteen.
name
  1. The sixteen teams participating in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.
  2. The round of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament where all but 16 teams have been eliminated.
  3. An appearance in the Sweet Sixteen.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

sweet sixteen sweet sixteens sweet 16

Related words

sweet thirteen sweet fifteen sweet seventeen cotillion quinceaños quinceañera bat mitzvah debut Final Four Elite Eight March Madness
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