Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to a 200-year period: Describes something connected to a span of two centuries.
   • Marking a 200th anniversary: Describes an event, celebration, or object that commemorates the passage of 200 years since a significant occurrence.

2. Noun:

   • A 200th anniversary: The date that marks exactly 200 years since a particular event.
   • The celebration of a 200th anniversary: The festivities or ceremonies held to observe a bicentennial.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The city organized a bicentennial parade to honor its founding. (This describes the parade as being for the 200th anniversary.)
  • They published a bicentennial history of the nation. (This describes the history book as relating to the 200-year period.)

• Noun:

  • The country celebrated its bicentennial with great fanfare. (This refers to the 200th anniversary event itself.)
  • Planning for the town's bicentennial began five years in advance. (This refers to the celebration of the 200th anniversary.)

Advanced Usage

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

  • The bicentennial year of the revolution was marked by nationwide events.

• "Bicentennial monument/coin/stamp": An object created specifically to commemorate a 200th anniversary.

  • A special bicentennial coin was minted for the occasion.

Variants and Related Words

• Bicentenary: (Noun/Adjective) A synonym, more common in British English, for a 200th anniversary or something related to it.

  • The bicentenary of the author's birth was celebrated with a new edition of his works.

• Centennial: (Noun/Adjective) Relating to a 100th anniversary.

• Tercentennial/Tricentennial: (Noun/Adjective) Relating to a 300th anniversary.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Two-hundredth, 200-year.
• Noun: Bicentenary, two-hundredth anniversary.

Related Phrases

• "To mark the bicentennial of": To celebrate or observe the 200th anniversary of an event.

  • The exhibition was held to mark the bicentennial of the composer's death.

• "Bicentennial celebration/commemoration": The specific events held for the anniversary.

  • The bicentennial commemoration included a concert and a historical reenactment.

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)