bicentenary
/ˌbʌɪsɛnˈtiːnəri
/ /ˌbʌɪsɛnˈtɛnəri/noun (plural bicentenaries)
The two-hundredth anniversary of a significant event: last year’s commemoration of the bicentenary of Mozart’s birth...
- The bicentenary of the event will be celebrated on Monday and Tuesday with a new plaque in the Peace Gardens, plus a lecture and children's workshop.
- So you have a bicentenary, a centenary and a present day feat all remembered together.
- A meeting will take place in the sacristy of the Church next Monday after the evening Mass to finalise the preparations for the first anniversary of the bicentenary of the Church.
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Relating to a two-hundredth anniversary: the huge bicentenary celebrations...
- As part of the Royal Horticultural Society's bicentenary celebrations, there will be an Apple Festival in various locations on various dates between October 10 and 31.
- A tale about a villager teaching toads to sing La Marseillaise as part of the French Revolution bicentenary celebrations is typical.
- The biggest international naval review since the bicentenary celebrations will be launched on Friday, July 27.
