centennial
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L30442 on Wikidata ↗noun
- celebration at the 100th anniversary of an event
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/
adj
Etymology: From Late Latin centennis (“100-year”) + -al.
- Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
“a centennial ode”
- Happening once in a hundred years.
“a centennial jubilee a centennial celebration”
- Lasting or aged a hundred years.
“In her grand villa, half-way up the hill, / O'erlooking Florence, but retired and still; / With iron gates, that opened through long lines / Of sacred ilex and centennial pines, […]”
name
- A city in Colorado.
- A census-designated place in Wyoming.
noun
Etymology: From Late Latin centennis (“100-year”) + -al.
- The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.