Century (disambiguation)

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A century is a unit of 100 years.

Century may refer to, or be used, in the following ways:

Groups of 100

• Century or centuria, term used in ancient Rome both for a military unit and a political unit
• Century, a collection of 100 sonnets

Horology

• Century Time Gems Ltd, Swiss Watch Factory manufacturing the only sapphire case made luxury watches

Sports

• Century (cricket), 100 runs in cricket
• Century break, 100 points in one break in snooker
• Century ride, a 100-mile recreational bicycle ride

Publishing

• Century (novel), a 1981 novel by Fred Mustard Stewart
• Century (book), a 1999 coffee table book documenting the 20th century
• Century Dictionary, an English dictionary first published in 1889
• The Century Company, a publisher (1881 to 1933)
• Century, an imprint of Random House publishers
• The Century Magazine, a defunct American magazine
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century
• Century (comics), a Marvel Comics character from Force Works

Typography

• Century Type Family, a family of fonts
• Century Gothic, a font
• Twentieth Century (typeface), a font
• Century Schoolbook

Transportation

• Century (ship), a cruise ship
• Buick Century, a luxury car
• Toyota Century, another luxury car
• Century (automobile), an electric vehicle made from 1911–15
• Century Series, a group of aircraft models

Broadcasting

• Century FM, a group of UK radio stations
• Century Radio, a defunct Irish radio station

Botany

• Century plant, a type of agave
• Centaury (Centaurium), a herb

Geography

• Centuries, Hythe, Kent, England
• Century, West Virginia
• Century, Florida, a town in the United States
• Century City (disambiguation)
• Century Tower (disambiguation), several buildings of that name

Film

• Century (film), a 1993 British film directed by Stephen Poliakoff

Music

• Century (American band), an American metalcore band
• Century (band), a French rock band
• "Century" (song), a song by The Long Blondes from the album Couples
• "Century", song by Intastella 1991, UK #70

See also

• List of centuries, and millenniums