bicentennial

noun

bi·​cen·​ten·​ni·​al ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈte-nē-əl 

: a 200th anniversary or its celebration

bicentennial adjective

Examples of bicentennial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chris sits back down in his chair, his arm now around a 1976 bicentennial Gibson Firebird that Tom Petty used to play a month of shows at The Fillmore in the ’90s. —Josh Brolin, Billboard, 29 May 2025

The bicentennial of our nation’s birth took place during a singularly self-reflective historical moment, just a year after the complete withdrawal of the United States from Vietnam and two years after Richard Nixon’s post-Watergate resignation. —Amy S. Greenberg, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

Ann Arbor celebrated its bicentennial with much fanfare last year. —Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 10 May 2025

In a press release, Noe goes on at length about a party that Berish threw in 1995 to celebrate the distillery’s bicentennial. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bicentennial

• biennial
• centennial
• decennial
• millennial
• perennial
• quadrennial
• quinquennial
• triennial
• sesquicentennial

Kids Definition

bicentennial

adjective

bi·​cen·​ten·​ni·​al ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈten-ē-əl 

: relating to a 200th anniversary

bicentennial noun