bicentenary
[ bahy-sen-ten-uh-ree, bahy-sen-tn-er-ee; especially British bahy-sen-tee-nuh-ree ]
/ ˌbaɪ sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, baɪˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British ˌbaɪ sɛnˈti nə ri /
adjective, noun, plural bi·cen·ten·ar·ies. Chiefly British.
Words nearby bicentenary
bicaudate,
bice,
bice blue,
bice green,
bicellular,
bicentenary,
bicentennial,
bicentric,
bicep,
bicephalous,
biceps
Example sentences from the Web for bicentenary
Above her the elms, thinned of their leaf-crowns, arch their bicentenary heads; the flooded meadow flashes argent on either hand.
Doctor Cupid |Rhoda Broughton
British Dictionary definitions for bicentenary
bicentenary
US bicentennial (ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl)
/ (ˌbaɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) /
adjective
marking a 200th anniversary
occurring every 200 years
lasting 200 years
noun plural -naries
a 200th anniversary