bicentennial
noun
bi·cen·ten·ni·al
ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈte-nē-əl 
: a 200th anniversary or its celebration
bicentennial
adjective
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Ann Arbor celebrated its bicentennial with much fanfare last year.
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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
The Great America branding, both for the Santa Clara park and its Midwestern counterpart, was a nod to their opening dates: 1976, the nation’s bicentennial.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Thurgood Marshall In a speech marking the bicentennial of the US Constitution, Marshall argued that its framers intentionally inscribed slavery into the American economy.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
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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
The Great America branding, both for the Santa Clara park and its Midwestern counterpart, was a nod to their opening dates: 1976, the nation’s bicentennial.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Thurgood Marshall In a speech marking the bicentennial of the US Constitution, Marshall argued that its framers intentionally inscribed slavery into the American economy.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Bicentennial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicentennial. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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bicentennial
adjective
bi·cen·ten·ni·al
ˌbī-(ˌ)sen-ˈten-ē-əl
: relating to a 200th anniversary
bicentennial
noun
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