bicentenary
noun
bi·cen·te·na·ry
ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈte-nə-rē 
(ˌ)bī-ˈsen-tᵊn-ˌer-ē,
ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈtē-nə-rē
bicentenary
adjective
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The events in the bicentenary will be hosted across the north east of England, including at the expansive Hopetown museum in Darlington which opened last year and incorporates several period buildings such as the 1833 Goods Shed which is now a museum shop and cafe.
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
On May 10, the gallery will celebrate its bicentenary and evince its evolution into a contemporary model for what a museum can offer the public—even with a traditional collection.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
To mark the bicentenary of his death, the Greek Ambassador to the United Kingdom will lay a wreath at Byron’s statue in Trinity College.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Bolcom was one of an international array of composers commissioned by the Haydn Trio Eisenstadt, in Austria, to mark the 2009 bicentenary of Joseph Haydn’s death.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 15 July 2023
During the ceremony, held on Peru's bicentenary of independence from Spain, the leftist leader vowed broad changes to fight corruption and monopolies, and to increase spending on education and health.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 29 July 2021
Activists and politicians in France’s formerly colonized overseas territories objected to celebrations of the bicentenary.
—Washington Post, 5 May 2021
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
On May 10, the gallery will celebrate its bicentenary and evince its evolution into a contemporary model for what a museum can offer the public—even with a traditional collection.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
To mark the bicentenary of his death, the Greek Ambassador to the United Kingdom will lay a wreath at Byron’s statue in Trinity College.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Bolcom was one of an international array of composers commissioned by the Haydn Trio Eisenstadt, in Austria, to mark the 2009 bicentenary of Joseph Haydn’s death.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 15 July 2023
During the ceremony, held on Peru's bicentenary of independence from Spain, the leftist leader vowed broad changes to fight corruption and monopolies, and to increase spending on education and health.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 29 July 2021
Activists and politicians in France’s formerly colonized overseas territories objected to celebrations of the bicentenary.
—Washington Post, 5 May 2021
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“Bicentenary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicentenary. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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bicentenary
adjective
bi·cen·te·na·ry
ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈten-ə-rē
(ˈ)bī-ˈsent-ᵊn-ˈer-ē,
ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈtē-nə-rē
bicentenary
noun
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