Wiktionary
n. (context fractional English) One of thirty-nine equal parts of a whole. num. (context ordinal English) The ordinal form of the number thirty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 39 of a sequence.
WordNet
adj. the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order [syn: 39th]
Usage examples of "thirty-ninth".
Already, the Creeks were starting to fire arrows at the oncoming Thirty-ninth.
Everything's pretty confused right now, what with the Thirty-ninth and the militiamen milling around on this side of the peninsula and the Cherokees starting down by the river.
As poorly equipped as they were with firearms, they hadn't been able to fight very effectively once the Cherokees erupted into their rear and the Thirty-ninth breached the barricade.
Carter of the Thirty-ninth District in Texas appointed himself a committee of one to investigatefor the fourteenth time Hawaii's fitness for statehood.
Carter of the Thirty-ninth District in Texas appointed himself a committee of one to investigate—.