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sestercentennial

sestercentennial noun: a 250th anniversary.

Noun

sestercentennial (plural sestercentennials)

  1. A 250th anniversary.
    • The United States will mark the sestercentennial of its founding in 2026.
    • Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the sestercentennial celebration of the town of New Windsor, New York, which was established on April 5, 1763.2013 April 12, Sean Patrick Maloney, “Honoring the Town of New Windsor, New York's Sestercentennial Celebration”, in Congressional Record

Examples of sestercentennial in a sentence

  • This two-volume book set was produced to commemorate the Sestercentennial of Bedford County in 2021.2020, Larry D. Smith, Bedford County, Pennsylvania: Two and One-half Centuries in the Making, Bedford County Historical Society, page 1089:
  • An Evening with Enter the Haggis will help kickoff Union's Sestercentennial celebration weekend on Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. on Union's historic Common.2024 July 2, “Enter the Haggis to Play Union's Sestercentennial”, in Bangor Daily News, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2024:

Synonyms of sestercentennial

Forms of sestercentennial

pluralsestercentennials

Origin of sestercentennial

Blend of sesterce (a two and a half coin) + centennial, or from Latin sēster(tius) + centennial.

Questions about sestercentennial

What does sestercentennial mean?
Sestercentennial means a 250th anniversary.
How do you use sestercentennial in a sentence?
This two-volume book set was produced to commemorate the Sestercentennial of Bedford County in 2021.
What part of speech is sestercentennial?
Sestercentennial is a noun.
What is the plural of sestercentennial?
The plural of sestercentennial is sestercentennials.

Words near sestercentennial in the dictionary

  1. sestamibi
  2. sester
  3. sesterce
  4. sestercentenaries
  5. sestercentenary
  6. sestercentennial
  7. sestercentennials
  8. sesterces
  9. sesterpenoid
  10. sesterpenoids
  11. sesters

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