bicentenary

Relating to a two-hundredth anniversary.

• 🇩🇪Sich auf einen zweihundertjährigen Zeitraum oder einen zweihundertsten Jahrestag beziehend.

1. Relating to a 200-year period C1 formal british

   Of or relating to a period of 200 years, or completing such a period.

   • The bicentenary celebrations for the town's founding were grand.
   • They published a special edition book for the bicentenary anniversary.
   • The bicentenary year marks two centuries of the institution's history.

   🇩🇪zweihundertjährig

   Synonyme: bicentennial

2. 200th anniversary C1 formal british

   The 200th anniversary of an event, or the celebration of it.

   • The museum hosted a gala for its bicentenary.
   • The bicentenary of the poet's birth was commemorated with a statue.
   • A special coin was minted for the bicentenary of the nation's independence.

   🇩🇪Zweihundertjahrfeier

   Synonyme: bicentennial

• more bicentenary comparative form
• most bicentenary superlative form

A noun referring to the 200th anniversary of an event, or the celebration of that anniversary.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den 200. Jahrestag eines Ereignisses oder die Feier dieses Jahrestages bezeichnet.

1. 200th anniversary C1 formal british

   The 200th anniversary of an important event, or the celebration of this anniversary.

   • The city is preparing for the bicentenary of its founding.
   • A grand parade was held for the bicentenary of the battle.
   • The museum opened a special exhibition for the bicentenary.

   🇩🇪Zweihundertjahrfeier

   Synonyme: bicentennial

2. Period of 200 years C1 formal british

   Relating to or completing a period of 200 years.

   • The bicentenary celebrations marked the end of a 200-year era.
   • The bicentenary year was filled with historical reflections.
   • The bicentenary milestone was commemorated with a new monument.

   🇩🇪Zweihundertjahrfeier

   Synonyme: bicentennial

• bicentenaries plural form
• bicentenaries' possessive plural form
• bicentenary's possessive singular form