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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 [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
[from Latin centēnārius of a hundred, from centēnī a hundred each, from centum hundred]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.centenary - the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)centenary - 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 [senˈtiːnərɪ] (esp Brit) Ncentenario m
the centenary celebrations forlas festividades para celebrar el centenario de ...

centenary [sɛnˈtiːnəri] centennial [sɛnˈtɛniəl]
ncentenaire m
modif [celebration] → du centenaire
centenary year → centenaire m

centenary
n (= anniversary)hundertster Jahrestag; (= birthday)hundertster Geburtstag; (= 100 years)Jahrhundert nt; she has just celebrated her centenarysie ist gerade hundert Jahre alt geworden; centenary celebrationsHundertjahrfeier f

centenary [sɛnˈtiːnərɪ] 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 1세기 šimtmetis simtgade; gadu simtenis keseratus eeuwfeest hundreårsdag stulecie centenário столетие sté výročie stoletnica stogodišnjica hundraårsdag, -jubileum การครบรอบหนึ่งร้อยปี 100 üncü yıl dönümü 一百週年 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 이상의 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

centenary قَرْن sté výročí hundredår Hundertjahrfeier εκατοντάετηρίδα centenario satavuotisjuhla centenaire stogodišnjica centenario 100周年記念祭 100년 eeuwfeest hundreårsperiode stulecie centenário столетие hundraårsjubileum การครบรอบหนึ่งร้อยปี yüzüncü yıl lễ kỷ niệm 100 năm 百年


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Byline: DAVID LOCKWOOD HUDDERSFIELD Rugby Union Club's centenary season is now well under way and the first official function is next Saturday when players and officials from the 1940s and 50s will re-unite for a lunch in the Waterloo Suite.
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