Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to a period of 200 years: Describing something that occurs every two hundred years or is connected to a two-hundred-year period.
   • Marking a 200th anniversary: Pertaining to the celebration or commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of an event.

2. Noun:

   • A 200th anniversary: The date that is exactly two hundred years after a particular event.
   • The celebration of a 200th anniversary: The festivities or ceremonies held to mark a bicentenary.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The city organized a bicentenary exhibition tracing its history from foundation to the present day.
  • Plans for the bicentenary concert are already underway.

• Noun:

  • The university will celebrate its bicentenary next year.
  • The bicentenary of the composer's birth was marked by a series of special performances.

Advanced Usage

• "Bicentenary year": The specific year in which a 200th anniversary occurs.

  • The nation declared the upcoming year a bicentenary year, with events planned nationwide.

• "To mark/celebrate/commemorate a bicentenary": Common verb collocations used with the noun form.

  • A special stamp was issued to mark the bicentenary of the treaty's signing.

Variants and Related Words

• Bicentennial: (Adjective & Noun) A synonym with identical meaning, more commonly used in American English.

  • The bicentennial of American independence was in 1976.

• Centenary/Centennial: (Noun & Adjective) Relating to a period of 100 years or a 100th anniversary.

• Tercentenary/Tricentennial: (Noun & Adjective) Relating to a period of 300 years or a 300th anniversary.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Bicentennial, two-hundred-year.
• Noun: Bicentennial, two-hundredth anniversary.

Related Phrases

• Bicentenary celebrations: The collective events for a 200th anniversary.

  • The bicentenary celebrations lasted for an entire week.

• Bicentenary monument/plaque: A structure or marker erected for the anniversary.

  • A bicentenary plaque was unveiled at the historic site.

Adjective

1. of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
   • bicentennial celebration

Noun

1. the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)