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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

It yielded a 650-carat diamond, among the world’s largest, that was acquired by British merchants and from which was cut the jubilee diamond, named in honor of Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee.

From New York Times Sep. 23, 2022

An 8-metre steel crown celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee sits on a roundabout in the town.

From Reuters Dec. 31, 2020

He also oversaw a Blue Peter competition to design the official emblem for the Queen's diamond jubilee in 2012.

From BBC Dec. 28, 2020

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 Howes, Clifton Armstrong

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