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How to pronounce eleventh in American English

“eleventh” pronunciation by American speakers

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  1. The President: Eleventh grade.

    The Obama White House

  2. Secretary DeVos was sworn in as the eleventh secretary of education in February 2017.

    Dept of Justice

  3. of the federal holiday – the eleventh federal holiday, for African Americans, every year we shut

    State Department

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