Definition of millennial
adjective
1denoting or relating to a period of a thousand years:the current increase in hurricanes is only a small fluctuation within this longer millennial cycle
2denoting or relating to an anniversary of a thousand years:the millennial anniversary of Leif Eiriksson’s voyage to the New World the millennial celebrations in New York’s Times Square denoting those people reaching young adulthood around the year 2000:most social networking groups are dominated by the millennial generation
noun
(also Millennial) a person reaching young adulthood around the year 2000; a Generation Yer:the industry brims with theories on what makes millennials tick another distinguishing feature of Millennials is that they come to college from a lifestyle that was highly scheduled
