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Meanings of third in English

Russian
третья
Portuguese
terço
Catalan
terç
Spanish
tercio
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One of three equal parts of a whole.

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        третья
        Russian
        третий
        Portuguese
        terceira
        Catalan
        tercer
        Spanish
        3ro

        Ordinal number for 3.

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              третий
              Catalan
              tercera base

              The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

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                    tercera base
                    Portuguese
                    terceira
                    Catalan
                    tercera

                    The third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle.

                          terceira
                          Usage of third in English
                          1
                          France is Amazon's third largest market in Europe, after Britain and Germany.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          However, a third member of the family said the reports were true.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          However, July imports were still the third lowest so far this year.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          Sunday's ballot was the third national vote this year, including the referendum.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          Easy access and higher interest rates were in second and third place.
                          The Irish Times
                          6
                          Bank of Ireland cannot accept responsibility for information on third party websites.
                          The Irish Times
                          7
                          It settles down in second year and third year now, she says.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          There is no question of over-representation of farmers' children in third level.
                          The Irish Times
                          9
                          The Republic's third health insurer, Vivas Health, officially opened for business yesterday.
                          The Irish Times
                          10
                          This one third told the government yesterday 'That is it', he said.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          State media said a third person from the case was also pardoned.
                          Radio NZ
                          12
                          The efforts, however, fell short of market expectations in the third quarter.
                          Reuters
                          13
                          Other euro zone countries are concerned about the currency bloc's third-largest economy.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          It was the third attack by Islamic State in Tunisia this year.
                          Radio NZ
                          15
                          The result leaves Dundee in third place, three points behind Ayr United.
                          BBC
                          16
                          Presidents and prime ministers seeking a third term can trigger political crisis.
                          BBC
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