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diamond jubilee

British  

noun

  1. the celebration of a 60th, or occasionally 75th, 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

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Times staff members selected the 75 greatest Lakers players as the club celebrates its diamond jubilee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

He said the restoration of a Wemyss Ware piece made for Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee was "fantastic".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2022

This thorough but deferential biography was published to coincide with the queen’s diamond jubilee.

From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

When Queen Victoria celebrated her diamond jubilee in 1897, it marked the apex of British power on the world stage.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022

The Postmaster-General proposes, as far as his department is concerned, to commemorate Her Majesty's diamond jubilee by the issue of a new 3-cent postage stamp appropriate to the occasion.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes

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