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bicentenary

American  
[bahy-sen-ten-uh-ree, bahy-sen-tn-er-ee, bahy-sen-tee-nuh-ree] / ˌbaɪ sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, baɪˈsɛn tnˌɛr i, ˌbaɪ sɛnˈti nə ri /

adjective

Chiefly British.
  • bicentenaries
    plural
  1. bicentennial.


bicentenary British  
/ ˌbaɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ /

adjective

  1. marking a 200th anniversary

  2. occurring every 200 years

  3. lasting 200 years

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a 200th anniversary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bicentenary

First recorded in 1860–65; bi- 1 + centenary


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

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

The Shelley bicentenary celebrations will be streamed free on the Keats-Shelley House YouTube channel.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 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

On July 9, 1906, the Protestants celebrated the bicentenary of the landing of their first two missionaries at Tranquebar, on the Coromandel coast.

From India, Its Life and Thought by John P. (John Peter) Jones

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