centennial

Examples

• All

• Next year, we will celebrate the centennial of the founding of our town with a big parade.

• The Klein government marked the province's centennial in 2005 by sending out a tax-free $400 check to each resident of Alberta.

  Academic text (2017)

• There are over twenty major centennial events.

  Jonah Hex (2010)

• I do want to say next year, in addition to celebrating our Centennial, we are going to be holding a series of major events.

• In 1995, our centennial year, we broke through the one billion dollar barrier in sales.

  Academic text (1996)

• The new just-for-kids website was launched to promote the centennial anniversary of NIST.

  Academic text (2001)

• America honors the Statue of Liberty's centennial by minting United States Liberty Coins.

  The Cathedral (2022)

• At the time of Clarksdale's centennial celebration in 1982, Twitty was country music's most popular performer.

  Academic text (2018)

• Communities across the country are organizing events for the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.

• The museum is hosting a special exhibition in honor of the centennial of its establishment.

Synonyms

C

centenary

vscentennial

• UK

3 7.0

The 100th anniversary of an event often marked by a celebration

is the same in meaning but appears as an alternative form

Compounds

C

Centennial State

• US

6.0

A nickname for Colorado because it became a US state in 1876

How Often

annual

721 1.0

biennial

3 5.8

triennial

1 7.2

quadrennial

4 7.2

quinquennial

• Formal

8.7

decennial

2 7.2

centennial

16 4.8

Surface Forms

Etymology