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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCentennial
/sɛnˈtɛn.i.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lasting for or relating to a period of a hundred years.
"The city celebrated its centennial anniversary with a massive historical parade."
- 1
The hundredth anniversary of a significant event.
"Many museums prepared special exhibitions to mark the centennial of the famous artist's birth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'centum' meaning 'hundred' combined with 'annus' meaning 'year', via late 18th-century English formation. It originally emerged to describe the hundredth anniversary of an event, expanding later to function both as an adjective and a noun.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Centennial" is said worldwide
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centenaire
Transliteration: sã.tə.nɛʁ
"La ville a célébré son centenaire cette année."
hundertjährige
Transliteration: ˈhʊndɐtˌjɛːʁɪɡə
"Die Stadt feierte ihr hundertjähriges Bestehen."
centenario
Transliteration: tʃen.teˈna.rjo
"La biblioteca ha celebrato il suo centenario."
centenario
Transliteration: sen.teˈna.ɾjo
"El museo celebró su centenario con una exposición especial."
centenário
Transliteration: sẽ.tɨˈna.ɾi.u
"O clube celebrou o seu centenário no mês passado."
श शताब्दी
Transliteration: shatabdi
Script: शताब्दी
"शहर ने अपनी स्थापना की शताब्दी मनाई।"
百年纪念
Transliteration: bǎinián jìniàn
"该大学正在筹备其百年纪念活动。"
백주년
Transliteration: baekjunyeon
"우리 대학은 올해 개교 백주년을 맞이했습니다."
百年祭
Transliteration: hyakunensai
"その都市は創立百年の記念行事を行った。"
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