bicentennial
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Definition
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.
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
- of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
- bicentennial celebration
Noun
- the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)