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

Historians are in broad agreement that this year’s celebration has garnered far less attention than the bicentennial, marked in 1976, which generated blanket media coverage and widespread national excitement. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Tom Gaumont, 74, an Army veteran and former history teacher, remembered the 1976 bicentennial as a more hopeful time, despite the aftershocks of President Richard Nixon's resignation under threat of impeachment. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

The special edition of Meet the Press airs Sunday, fifty years after the program marked the 1976 bicentennial with another special edition featuring governors from three of the first 13 states of the Union. — Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

And months ahead of July’s bicentennial, Miami officials painted fire hydrants red, white and blue across the county. — Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

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