bicentennial
Two-hundred-year milestone
Bicentennial refers to a two-hundredth anniversary or its celebration: the bicentennial of American independence.
As an adjective, it describes events or things marking such an occasion: bicentennial commemorations, bicentennial coins.
The 1976 U.S. bicentennial made the word especially familiar to Americans.
Ceremonial public procession
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- galaFestive formal occasion
- festivalOrganized public celebration
pageant · fireworks · reenactment · dedication · unveiling · spectacle · fanfare · banquet
150-year milestone
- tercentenary300th anniversary milestone
- tricentennial300th anniversary celebration
- quincentennialFive-hundredth anniversary celebration
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
semicentennial · commemoration · millennium · decennial · anniversary · birthday
Freedom from external control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- declarationFormal public announcement
- foundingCreating an organization originally
patriots · framers · liberty · republic · nationhood · sovereignty · statehood · colonial
Notable point of reference
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- markerSomething that signals location
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
cornerstone · turning point · threshold · epoch · era · generation · progress · continuity
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- galaFestive formal occasion
festival · pageant · fireworks · reenactment · dedication · unveiling · spectacle · fanfare · banquet · convocation
sesquicentennial
150-year milestone
- tercentenary300th anniversary milestone
- tricentennial300th anniversary celebration
- quincentennialFive-hundredth anniversary celebration
jubilee · semicentennial · commemoration · millennium · decennial · anniversary · birthday
independence
Freedom from external control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- declarationFormal public announcement
founding · patriots · framers · liberty · republic · nationhood · sovereignty · statehood · colonial · settlers
landmark
Notable point of reference
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- markerSomething that signals location
achievement · cornerstone · turning point · threshold · epoch · era · generation · progress · continuity
legacy
What's passed down
- historyRecord of past events
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
landmarks · memorials · archives · artifacts · preservation · museums · historic · ancestry · roots · chronicle
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- 70sdisco, bell-bottoms, Saturday Night Fever, pet rock, leisure suits
- anniversarieswedding anniversary, golden anniversary, silver anniversary, first anniversary, diamond anniversary
- bi- wordsbiannual, biathlon, bicameral, bicycle, bifocals
- calendar datesholiday, anniversary, birthday, deadline, appointment
- commemorationscommemoration, remembrance, memorial service, sesquicentennial, tricentennial
bicentennialfirst anniversary
One year commemoration
centennial · annual · inaugural · founding · millennial
- bicentennial celebrationEvent marking 200 years
- bicentennial quarter1976 commemorative twenty-five-cent piece
- Bicentennial ManAndroid achieving mortality