centenary

sɛnˈtiː.nə.ri

centenaries

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Definition of centenary - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

celebration

100th anniversary of an event

The town celebrated its centenary with a grand parade..

centennial

century

period of 100 years

The centenary of the building's existence was marked by an event.

centennial

century

Adjective

time milestone

linked to a 100-year span, especially a 100th celebration

They held a centenary ceremony for the town hall.

at one's discretion

at will

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Origin of centenary

Latin, centum (hundred)

Examples of centenary in a sentence

A special coin was minted for the centenary.
The museum celebrated its centenary with a special exhibition.
A centenary edition of the book was released last year.
The museum opened a centenary exhibition of its founding artists.
They published a centenary edition of the classic novel.

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French:centenaire, siècle, ...
German:Hundertjahrfeier, hundertjährig, ...
Italian:centenario, centennio, ...
Spanish:cien años, ...
Portuguese:centenário, ...
Chinese:百年纪念, 一百周年, ...
Japanese:百周年, 百周年の, ...
Arabic:ذكرى مئوية, مِئَوِيّ, ...
Hebrew:יוֹבֵל הַמֵּאָה, מֵאָה שְׁנָתִי, ...
Russian:столетие, столетний, ...
Ukrainian:столітній ювілей, сторічний, ...
Hindi:शताब्दी, सौवीं वर्षगाँठ का, ...
Bengali:শতবার্ষিকী, শতবার্ষিক, ...
Catalan:centenari, centúria, ...
Czech:sté výročí, stoletý, ...
Danish:hundredeårsjubilæum, hundredeårig, ...
Dutch:eeuwfeest, honderdjarig, ...
Greek:εκατονταετηρίδα, εκατονταετής, ...
Hungarian:centenárium, százéves, ...
Khmer:ខួបគម្រប់មួយរយឆ្នាំ, គម្រប់មួយរយឆ្នាំ, ...
Korean:백주년, 100주년의, ...
Persian:صدمین سالگرد, صدمین, ...
Polish:stulecie, jubileuszowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):centenário, ...
Romanian:centenar, de o sută de ani, ...
Swedish:hundraårsjubileum, hundraårig, ...
Thai:ครบรอบร้อยปี, ครบรอบหนึ่งร้อยปี, ...
Turkish:yüzüncü yıl dönümü, yüz yıllık, ...
Vietnamese:lễ kỷ niệm trăm năm, kỷ niệm 100 năm, ...

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