bicentenary
pronunciation
How to pronounce bicentenary in British English:
UK [ˌbaɪsenˈti:nəri]
How to pronounce bicentenary in American English:
US [ˌbaɪsenˈtenəri]
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- Noun:
- the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
Word Origin
- bicentenary (adj.)
- "pertaining to a 200-year period," 1843; see bi- + centenary. Also see bicentennial. As a noun, "a bicentennial anniversary or celebration," also from 1843.
Example
- 1. 1949 Was the bicentenary of goethe 's birth .
- 2. Australia 's bicentenary was in 1988 .
- 3. Mr piera has promised to set chile on the path to becoming a developed country by 2018 , the bicentenary of the decisive battle in its struggle for independence from spain .
- 4. The company 's bicentenary was in 1974 .
- 5. Only on the bicentenary in 1976 did it turn blue , matching the shade in the american flag .