bicentenary
Americanadjective
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bicentenaries
plural
adjective
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marking a 200th anniversary
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occurring every 200 years
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lasting 200 years
noun
Etymology
Origin of bicentenary
Example Sentences
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The Lions have faced France only once before, crossing the Channel for a 1989 fixture that commemorated the bicentenary of the French Revolution.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025
The bicentenary year kicked off with an exhibition of flower still lifes — a popular 17th-century genre that brought fame and fortune to female artists who were otherwise excluded from the scene.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Quiet, sincere and more famous in his lifetime as an organist and teacher than as a composer, Franck celebrates the bicentenary of his birth this year.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
They say the year would include spectacular opening and closing events, the bicentenary of the world's first public steam railway, a travelling fair asking "big questions" about the local economy, and a 12-month space programme.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2022
There is, however, still conspicuous a quaint and curious spout-head which bears the date 1687, showing that these premises have more than passed their bicentenary.
From A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" by Thomas Anderton
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