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centenary
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cen·ten·a·ry  (sn-tn-r, snt-nr)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a 100-year period.
2. Occurring once every 100 years.
n. pl. cen·ten·a·ries
1. A 100-year period.
2. A centennial.

[Latin centnrius, of a hundred, from centum, hundred; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

centenary [sen-teen-a-ree]
Noun
pl -naries Chiefly Brit a 100th anniversary or the celebration of one US equivalent: (centennial) [Latin centum hundred]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.centenarycentenary - the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
anniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
Adj.1.centenary - of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; "centennial celebration"
Translations
centenary [sɛnˈtiːnərɪ], centennial [sɛnˈtɛnɪəl] (US) ncentenario

centenary [sɛnˈtiːnərɪ] (US), centennial [sɛnˈtɛnɪəl] ncentenaire m

centenary [sɛnˈtiːnərɪ] nhundertster Jahrestag m

centenary [sɛnˈtiːnərɪ], centennial [sɛnˈtɛnɪəl] ncentenario

centenary
nouns centenary [senˈtiːnəri, (American ) ˈsentəneri]
a hundredth anniversary The firm is celebrating its centenary this year. eeufees ذِكرى مِئَوِيَّه стогодишнина sté výročí hundredårsdag; hundredeår die Hundertjahrfeier εκατονταετηρίδα centenario saja aasta juubel صدمین سالگرد satavuotispäivä centenaire יוֹבֵל הַמֵאָה शत वर्षीय उत्सव stogodišnjica centenárium keseratus tahun hundrað ára afmæli centenario 百年祭 100주년 기념일 šimtmetis simtgade; gadu simtenis keseratus eeuwfeest hundreårsdag stulecie centenário столетие sté výročie stoletnica stogodišnjica hundraårsdag, -jubileum การครบรอบหนึ่งร้อยปี 100 üncü yıl dönümü 一百年;一百周年紀念 сторіччя, сота річниця سو سالہ سالگرہ lễ kỷ niệm 100 năm
n centenarian [sentəˈneəriən]
a person who is a hundred or more years old. honderdjarige باِلغٌ من العُمْرِ مئة سنه столетник stoletý (člověk) (en) hundredårig der/die Hundertjährige αιωνόβιος centenário saja-aastane آدم صد ساله به بالا satavuotias centenaire בֵּן מֵאָה सौ साल का व्यक्ति stogodišnjak százéves ember usia 100 tahun maður sem er hundrað ára gamall eða eldri centenario 100歳以上の人 100세(이상)의 사람 šimtametis simtgadnieks orang yang berumur lebih 100 tahun honderdjarige hundreåring stulatek centenário persoană în vârstă de (peste) o sută de ani/centenară человек ста (и более) лет storočný stoletnik stogodišnjak hundraåring ผู้ที่มีอายุตั้งแต่หนึ่งร้อยปีขึ้นไป yüz yaşını geçkin kimse 百歲老人 людина ста й більше років سو سالہ یا سوسال سے اوپر شخص người sống 100 tuổi


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Military medical professionals from around the world helped the Royal Australian Army Nursing and Medical Corps celebrate their centenaries at a special ceremony in Canberra on 1 July.
 
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