centenary
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cen·ten·a·ry
(sĕn-tĕn′ə-rē, sĕn′tə-nĕr′ē)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.
centenary
(sɛnˈtiːnərɪ)adj
1. of or relating to a period of 100 years
2. occurring once every 100 years
n, pl -naries
a 100th anniversary or its celebration
[C17: from Latin centēnārius of a hundred, from centēnī a hundred each, from centum hundred]
cen•ten•ar•y
(sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; esp. Brit. sɛnˈti nə ri)adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj.
1. of or pertaining to a period of 100 years.
2. recurring once in every 100 years.
n. 3. a centennial.
4. a period of 100 years; century.
[1600–10; < Latin centēnārius (adj.) =centēn(ī) a hundred each (cent(um) hundred + -ēnī distributive suffix)]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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
ذِكرى مِئَوِيَّهقَرْن
sté výročí
hundredårhundredårsdaghundredeår
satavuotisjuhla
stogodišnjica
centenárium
hundraî ára afmæli
100周年記念祭
100년
šimtametisšimtmetis
gadu simtenissimtgade
sté výročie
hundraårsjubileum
การครบรอบหนึ่งร้อยปี
100 üncü yıl dönümüyüzüncü yıl
lễ kỷ niệm 100 năm
centenary
[senˈtiːnərɪ] (esp Brit) N → centenario mthe centenary celebrations for → las festividades para celebrar el centenario de ...
centenary
n (= anniversary) → hundertster Jahrestag; (= birthday) → hundertster Geburtstag; (= 100 years) → Jahrhundert nt; she has just celebrated her centenary → sie ist gerade hundert Jahre alt geworden; centenary celebrations → Hundertjahrfeier f
centenary
(senˈtiːnəri) , ((American) ˈsentəneri) (plural cenˈtenaries) centennial (senˈteniəl) nouns a hundredth anniversary. The firm is celebrating its centenary this year.
centenarian (sentəˈneəriən) noun a person who is a hundred or more years old.