millennial

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relating to a millennium or to the year 2000:

millennial celebrations

In the millennial year, millions of pilgrims flocked to Rome.

born between around 1981 and 1996:

the millennial generation

The 1900 newborn would have been fortunate to know their grandparents but some millenial children were cradled by their great-great-grandparents.

a person who was born between around 1981 and 1996:

Millennials have grown up with the internet and can't imagine a world without it.