modern-day

adjective

mod·​ern-day ˈmä-dərn-ˈdā How to pronounce modern-day (audio)
: existing today
problems facing most modern-day families
modern-day China
often used to indicate that someone or something of the present is similar to someone or something of the past
The two lovers are a modern-day Romeo and Juliet.
the modern-day equivalent of a town crier

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The Roman author Pliny the Elder praised wines from the northeastern corner of modern-day Italy in 77 A.D., specifically those from the village of Puccino, which many historians consider the ancestral home of Prosecco. Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 Experts believe the bucket came from the Byzantine Empire and was crafted in Antioch, located in modern-day Turkey, before finding its way to the eastern coast of Britain a century later. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 May 2025 Inspired by the life and work of poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, the film will unspool across three timelines, namely, modern-day Spain, and the country before and then during the Spanish Civil War. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 May 2025 The province, which spans parts of modern-day Syria, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine, became among the most important and wealthy in the entire empire. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for modern-day

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of modern-day was in 1870

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“Modern-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modern-day. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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