"bicentennial" meaning in English

See bicentennial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bicentennial.wav
Etymology: From bi- + centennial. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|bi-|centennial}} bi- + centennial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bicentennial (not comparable)
  1. Relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Calendar
    Sense id: en-bicentennial-en-adj-ywQT2pZY Disambiguation of Calendar: 43 6 51 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 28 40 33
  2. Occurring every two hundred (200) years Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bicentennial-en-adj-EESbvVoC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-, English terms suffixed with -ennial, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 40 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 28 40 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ennial: 16 62 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 63 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 66 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 78 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 69 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bicentennially

Noun

IPA: /ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bicentennial.wav Forms: bicentennials [plural]
Etymology: From bi- + centennial. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|bi-|centennial}} bi- + centennial Head templates: {{en-noun}} bicentennial (plural bicentennials)
  1. The 200th anniversary of an event or happening. Categories (topical): Calendar Translations (200th anniversary): Zweihundertjahrfeier [feminine] (German), zweihundertster Jahrestag [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-bicentennial-en-noun-THXhe3tj Disambiguation of Calendar: 43 6 51 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 28 40 33

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