Bicentennial Definition

bīsĕn-tĕnē-əl
adjective
Happening once every 200 years.
American Heritage
Happening once in a period of 200 years.
Webster's New World
Lasting for 200 years.
American Heritage
Lasting 200 years.
Webster's New World
Relating to a 200th anniversary.
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Synonyms:
noun
A 200th anniversary or its celebration.
American Heritage
A 200th anniversary or its commemoration.
Webster's New World

The 200th anniversary of an event or happening.

The US bicentennial in 1976 was celebrated greatly because the economy happened to be good.
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Noun

Singular:
bicentennial
Plural:
bicentennials

Origin of Bicentennial

  • From Latin bi two + centum hundred + annus year + -al

    From Wiktionary

Bicentennial Sentence Examples

  • Batman must race against time to thwart the Joker's efforts to maim and murder the citizens of Gotham City and ensure that the city's bicentennial celebration will be successful.

  • Trafalgar 200 commemorates the bicentennial of the Battle of Trafalgar.

  • Many commemorative ceremonies are planned to celebrate the bicentennial of the French Revolution in 1989.

  • Not only was the name changed Americana Amusement Park (to reflect the Bicentennial spirit of the United States), but for the first time, it had some real competition.

  • There have been several recent attempts to bring Asimov's robots to the big screen, notably in Robin Williams' Bicentennial Man, and Will Smith's I, Robot, but thus far, the definitive Asimovian robot movie remains elusive.

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