bicentennial
pronunciation
How to pronounce bicentennial in British English:
UK [ˌbaɪsenˈteniəl]
How to pronounce bicentennial in American English:
US [ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛniəl]
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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
- bicentennial
- also bi-centennial, 1843 (adj.), 1871 (noun), American English, from bi- + centennial (q.v.). In rivalry with bicentenary (1831) which seems to have been the more common word in Britain.
Example
- 1. Ohio river navigation charts lewis & clark bicentennial .
- 2. You can 't spend long on the bicentennial website without learning that 90 % of trade now travels by water .
- 3. The fourth of july was the most spectacular celebration since the bicentennial .
- 4. A new lighting system was installed prior to the american bicentennial in 1976 , when new york harbor hosted operation sail which featured ships from around the world and a fireworks display around the statue .
- 5. We 've never had such an outpouring of reminiscences , not even in 1989 , when the bicentennial of the french revolution was celebrated .