tricentennial
[ trahy-sen-ten-ee-uhl ]
/ ˌtraɪ sɛnˈtɛn i əl /
adjective
pertaining to 300 years or a period of 300 years.
marking the completion of such a period: a tricentennial celebration.
noun
a 300th anniversary or its celebration.
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Also tercentenary, tercentennial.
Origin of tricentennial
First recorded in 1880–85; tri- + centennial
Words nearby tricentennial
tricarboxylic, tricarboxylic acid cycle, tricarpellary, trice, tricentenary, tricentennial, tricep, triceps, triceps reflex, triceps surae reflex, triceratops
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