bicentennial

noun

bi·cen·ten·ni·al ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈte-nē-əl

: a 200th anniversary or its celebration

bicentennial adjective

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Women weren't allowed to attend West Point until 1976, the nation's bicentennial. —

Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2024 Sawyer Point Park marked Cincinnati bicentennial The playground was an attraction of Sawyer Point Park, dedicated in June 1988 to celebrate the city's bicentennial. —

Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024 This year, which marks the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune and the bicentennial of Napoléon Bonaparte’s death, certainly proves the rule. —

Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2021 But even small wars have consequences, and two recent books timed to coincide with the war's bicentennial reveal why the legacy of the War of 1812 has proved to be profound and lasting. —

Donald R. Hickey, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012 See all Example Sentences for bicentennial