centennial
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centennial¹
- /sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Late Latin centennium (“period of 100 years, century”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).
adjective
- Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before. a centennial ode
- Happening once in a hundred years. a centennial jubilee a centennial celebration
- Lasting or aged a hundred years. In her grand villa, half-way up the hill, / O'erlooking Florence, but retired and still; / With iron gates, that opened through long lines / Of sacred ilex and centennial pines, […]
Similar: hundred-year-old, centenary
noun centennials
-
The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.
Similar: centenary
Centennial²
proper noun
- A city in Colorado.
- A census-designated place in Wyoming.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: centenary, century, hundredth, one-hundredth, percentage, anniversary, bi, centenaire, sesqui, centennium, centurial, bicentennial, centenarian, sesquicentennial, cental, demisemiseptcentennial
adjective
Similar: hundred-year-old, centenary
Translations
Every language
noun 100th anniversary
| Español | centenario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | センテニアル senteniaru |
| Português | centenário |
| Français | centenaire |
| Deutsch | Hundertjahrfeier, hundertster Jahrestag |
| Italiano | centenario |
| Ελληνικά | εκατονταετηρίδα ekatontaetirída |
| Română | centenar |
| Русский | столе́тие stolétije, столе́тняя годовщи́на stolétnjaja godovščína |
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title = {centennial},
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