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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 prepares for its diamond jubilee.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 16, 2022

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

From BBC Oct. 27, 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

Queen Elizabeth II was the last royal to do so, on the occasion of her diamond jubilee, celebrating 60 years on the throne, in 2012.

From Washington Post Sep. 12, 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 Howes, Clifton Armstrong

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