bicentenaries
Two-century milestone celebrations
Bicentenaries are two-hundred-year anniversaries.
The word is the British English equivalent of bicentennials: The bicentenaries of several Romantic poets fell in the 2020s.
Like other anniversary terms, it can refer to the celebration as well as the date itself.
Special anniversary observance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- galaFestive formal occasion
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- pageantStaged public display
ceremony · festivities · banquet · fanfare · toast · tribute · honors · parade
Hundred-year periods
- sesquicentennial150-year milestone
- quadricentennial400th anniversary milestone
- quincentennialFive-hundredth anniversary celebration
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
generation · decade · score · era · epoch · chronology · timeline · longevity
Creating an organization originally
- independenceFreedom from external control
- archivesStored historical documents
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- legacyWhat's passed down
origins · ancestors · chronicle · record · artifacts · relics · genealogy · ancestry
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
observance · dedication · monument · honoring · plaque · reverence · solemnity · recognition
Notable point of reference
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
foundation · hallmark · benchmark · marker · significance · notable · historic · momentous
jubilee
Special anniversary observance
pageant · ceremony · festivities · banquet · fanfare · toast · tribute · honors · parade · fireworks
centuries
Hundred-year periods
- sesquicentennial150-year milestone
- quadricentennial400th anniversary milestone
- quincentennialFive-hundredth anniversary celebration
millennium · generation · decade · score · era · epoch · chronology · timeline · longevity · antiquity
founding
Creating an organization originally
- independenceFreedom from external control
- archivesStored historical documents
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
legacy · origins · ancestors · chronicle · record · artifacts · relics · genealogy · ancestry · antecedents
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
ceremony · observance · dedication · monument · honoring · plaque · reverence · solemnity · recognition · testimonial
landmark
Notable point of reference
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- watershedDrainage area boundary
cornerstone · foundation · hallmark · benchmark · marker · significance · notable · historic · momentous · occasion
bicentenariesgolden jubilees
Fifty-year milestone commemorations
silver jubilees · beginnings · origins · inceptions · births
bicentenariesinaugurations
Formal installation ceremonies
beginnings · foundings · origins · inceptions · launches
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