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bicentennial

UK/ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/

bicentennial adjective: relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.

Adjective

bicentennial (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
  2. Occurring every two hundred (200) years.

Noun

bicentennial (plural bicentennials)

  1. The 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
    • The US bicentennial in 1976 was celebrated greatly because the economy happened to be good.
    • Mexico celebrates its bicentennial Wednesday, an event known as "El Grito," the shout for independence first credited to a Catholic priest who demanded freedom from Spain. For many Mexicans today, though, it's a quiet shout of despair.2010 September 15, Arthur Brice, “Mexico bicentennial no cause for celebration for many citizens”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021
    Synonyms:
    bicentenary

bicentennial meaning in Bengali

bicentennial in Bengali

দ্বিশতবার্ষিকী

Synonyms of bicentennial

Forms of bicentennial

pluralbicentennials

Origin of bicentennial

From bi- + centennial.

Words formed from bicentennial

Questions about bicentennial

What does bicentennial mean?
Bicentennial means relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
What is bicentennial in Bengali?
Bicentennial in Bengali is দ্বিশতবার্ষিকী. See Bicentennial meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is bicentennial?
Bicentennial can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce bicentennial?
Bicentennial is pronounced /ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/ (UK).

Words near bicentennial in the dictionary

  1. bicenquinquagenary
  2. bicentenarian
  3. bicentenarians
  4. bicentenaries
  5. bicentenary
  6. bicentennial
  7. bicentennially
  8. bicentennials
  9. bicentral
  10. bicentric
  11. bicentricity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bicentennial (page history and authors); bicentennial (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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