Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
diamond jubilee

diamond jubilee

1 4.8
The 60th anniversary of an important event, usually celebrated with public events
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪəˌmənd ˈdʒuːbɪli/
  • Formal
translation icon : jubileo de diamante
  • Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee was celebrated with parades and fireworks across the country.

Examples

  • People gathered in the park to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the beloved monarch with music and dance.

  • The community organized a festival to mark the diamond jubilee of their founding.

  • At the time of the first last Diamond Jubilee, the Father of the House was Charles Villiers.

  • Listen, my company's having its diamond jubilee.

    How to Fall in Love (2012)

  • "Do you think that Olympic security arrangements or diamond jubilee security arrangements need to be reviewed in the light of Oldfield's boat race protest?

    Blog text (32)

Synonyms

jubilee
vsdiamond jubilee
28 4.6

A special celebration for an important anniversary like 25 or 50 years

is the specific sixtieth anniversary rather than other milestone years

Surface Forms

diamond jubilee singular
diamond jubilees plural

Morphology

diamond + jubilee

The head noun 'jubilee' clearly signals an anniversary celebration, so a learner who knows both words will infer this is a special kind of anniversary. However, the specific conventional meaning '60th anniversary' is culturally conventional and not derivable from the literal sense of 'diamond', so the exact numeric value requires prior exposure.

Etymology

The phrase diamond jubilee marks a special '60th anniversary'. Diamond suggests something rare and strong and jubilee means a big 'celebration', so the term gives the image of a rare, jewel-like celebration after sixty years.