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 school's founding [=the year 200 years after the school was started]
a bicentennial [=(Brit) bicentenary] celebration/year
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cen|ten´ni|al|ly — cen|ten|ni|al «sehn TEHN ee uhl, TEHN yuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with the 100th anniversary; of 100 years. 2. 100 years old or more: »centennial pines. –n. 1. a 100th anniversary: »The town is celebrating its centennial. 2. a… … Useful english dictionary
cen|ten|ni|al — «sehn TEHN ee uhl, TEHN yuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with the 100th anniversary; of 100 years. 2. 100 years old or more: »centennial pines. –n. 1. a 100th anniversary: »The town is celebrating its centennial. 2. a celebration of… … Useful english dictionary
cen|ten|ni|um — «sehn TEHN ee uhm», noun, plural ten|ni|ums, ten|ni|a « TEHN ee uh». a period of a hundred years; century. ╂[< Latin centum … Useful english dictionary
bi|cen|ten|ni|al — «BY sehn TEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with a period of 200 years or a 200th anniversary. 2. recurring every 200 years. –n. 1. a 200th anniversary. 2. a celebration of a 200th anniversary … Useful english dictionary
quin|cen|ten|ni|al — «KWIHN sehn TEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. = quincentenary. (Cf. ↑quincentenary) … Useful english dictionary
ter|cen|ten|ni|al — «TUR sehn TEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. = tercentenary. (Cf. ↑tercentenary) … Useful english dictionary
tri|cen|ten|ni|al — «TRY sehn TEHN ee uhl, TEHN yuhl», adjective, noun. = tercentenary. (Cf. ↑tercentenary) … Useful english dictionary
quad|ri|cen|ten|ni|al — «KWOD ruh sehn TEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with 400 years or a 400th anniversary. 2. 400 years old. –n. 1. a 400th anniversary. 2. its celebration … Useful english dictionary
quas|qui|cen|ten|ni|al — «KWAHS kwee sehn TEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with 125 years or a 125th anniversary. –n. 1. a 125th anniversary. 2. a celebration of a 125th anniversary. ╂[patterned on sesquicentennial] … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|cen|ten|ni|al — «SEHM ee sehn TEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. occurring at the end of fifty years; celebrating the completion of fifty years, or half a century: »a semicentennial celebration. –n. a fiftieth anniversary or the celebration of this … Useful english dictionary
ses|qui|cen|ten|ar|y — «SEHS kwih sehn TEHN uhr ee, SEHN tuh NEHR », noun, plural ar|ies, adjective. = sesquicentennial. (Cf. ↑sesquicentennial) … Useful english dictionary
