- bicentennial adj
- 200 years from the final buffalo hunt will be a bisontennial.
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bicentennial adj
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bicentennial — bi|cen|ten|ni|al [ˌbaısenˈteniəl] n AmE the day or year exactly 200 years after an important event ▪ the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence >bicentennial adj ▪ bicentennial celebrations … Dictionary of contemporary English
bicentennial — also, bi centennial, 1843 (adj.), 1871 (noun), Amer.Eng., from BI (Cf. bi ) + CENTENNIAL (Cf. centennial) (q.v.). In rivalry with bicentenary (1831) which seems to have been the more common word in Britain … Etymology dictionary
bicentennial — [bī΄sen ten′ē əl] adj. 1. happening once in a period of 200 years 2. lasting 200 years 3. of a 200th anniversary n. ☆ a 200th anniversary or its commemoration … English World dictionary
bicentennial — bicentennially, adv. /buy sen ten ee euhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition. 2. consisting of or lasting 200 years: a bicentennial period. 3. occurring every 200 years … Universalium
bicentennial — [[t]ba͟ɪsente̱niəl[/t]] bicentennials 1) N COUNT A bicentennial is the same as a bicentenary. [mainly AM] 2) ADJ: ADJ n Bicentennial celebrations are held to celebrate a bicentenary … English dictionary
bicentennial — n. & adj. esp. US n. a bicentenary. adj. 1 lasting two hundred years or occurring every two hundred years. 2 of or concerning a bicentenary … Useful english dictionary
bicentennial — bi·cen ten·ni·al || ‚baɪsentenɪəl n. 200th year anniversary adj. once every 200 years … English contemporary dictionary
bicentennial — bi•cen•ten•ni•al [[t]ˌbaɪ sɛnˈtɛn i əl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to a 200th anniversary 2) lasting 200 years 3) occurring every 200 years 4) a 200th anniversary • Etymology: 1880–85 bi cen•ten′ni•al•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
bi·cen·ten·ni·al — /ˌbaısɛnˈtɛnijəl/ noun, pl als [count] US : a 200th anniversary or its celebration The United States celebrated its bicentennial [=(Brit) bicentenary] in 1976. [=celebrated the fact that it was 200 years old] Next year is the bicentennial of the… … Useful english dictionary
bison n — What did the papa buffalo say to the baby buffalo before he went to work? Bison . bicentennial adj … English expressions
