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
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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
On the bicentenary of the poet's death, the Byron Society is fundraising to get it moved to Hyde Park.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
Now Charleston is celebrating Vesey’s legacy with several days of events to commemorate the bicentenary of the attempted uprising, and to teach more people about his story.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
As for the “ignorant bigots”, Eliot, whose bicentenary falls on 22 November, turned them into some of the richest characters ever to appear in English literature.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2019
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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