Meanings
- not comparableRelating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
- not comparableOccurring every two hundred (200) years.
plural bicentennials
- The 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
The US bicentennial in 1976 was celebrated greatly because the economy happened to be good.
1 more example
Mexico celebrates its bicentennial Wednesday, an event known as "El Grito," the shout for independence first credited to a Catholic priest who demanded freedom from Spain. For many Mexicans today, though, it's a quiet shout of despair.
2010 September 15, Arthur Brice, “Mexico bicentennial no cause for celebration for many citizens”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021Synonyms: bicentenary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Italic*dwi-
- Latinbi-
- Englishbi-
- Latincentennis
- Late Latincentennium
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcentennial
- Englishbicentennial
From bi- + centennial.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French bicentenaire
- bicentenaire200th anniversary
German Zweihundertjahrfeier, zweihundertster Jahrestag
- Zweihundertjahrfeier200th anniversary
- zweihundertster Jahrestag200th anniversary
Italian duecentenario, bicentenario
- duecentenario200th anniversary
- bicentenario200th anniversary
Japanese バイセンテニアル
- バイセンテニアル (baisenteniaru)200th anniversary
Portuguese bicentenário
- bicentenário200th anniversary
Spanish bicentenario
- bicentenario200th anniversary
Cite this entry
bicentennial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicentennial
“bicentennial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicentennial. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bicentennial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicentennial.
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