tercentenary
noun
ter·cen·te·na·ry
ˌtər-(ˌ)sen-ˈte-nə-rē 
(ˌ)tər-ˈsen-tə-ˌner-ē
plural tercentenaries
: a 300th anniversary or its celebration
tercentenary
adjective
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His tercentenary is well worth celebrating.
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Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2011
Commissioned in 1910 the hotel was conceived as a celebration of the tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty and opened in December 1912.
—Town & Country, 6 Oct. 2016
Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2011
Commissioned in 1910 the hotel was conceived as a celebration of the tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty and opened in December 1912.
—Town & Country, 6 Oct. 2016
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“Tercentenary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tercentenary. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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