centennial
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- adjective
- /sɛnˈtɛn.i.əl/
- FindYourPark is a website focusing public awareness on the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016.
- centennial anniversary
- centennial year
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Watch on YouTubeWe are in the Centennial decade of the discovery of quantum physics.
- We are in the Centennial decade of the discovery of quantum physics.
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Commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of Ellington's birth (April 29, 1899), the site will be active throughout the centennial year.
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The university will host a series of events to celebrate its centennial anniversary this year.
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And and for us, the decision making Voice from the field series for this year will have a special meaning because it's the Centennial year.
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We are in the Centennial decade of the discovery of quantum physics.
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The discovery of X-rays in the laboratory by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen is now approaching its centennial anniversary.
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In a similar expression of the region's sense of what constitutes meaningful history, many Midwestern states sponsor "centennial farm" programs, whereby farms occupied by the same family for a hundred years are appropriately recognized and signposted.
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In 2076, we will mark the centennial of our nation's founding.
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The centennial festivities included historical reenactments and educational exhibitions.
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Centennial comes from the parts cent- ('hundred') and annus ('year'), like the word century. So something described as centennial is about a period of 100 years or the hundredth anniversary.