centennial
Hundred-year milestone
A centennial is a hundredth anniversary or its celebration: the nation's centennial, centennial festivities.
As an adjective, it describes things relating to a hundred-year span or occurring every hundred years: centennial celebrations, a centennial edition.
The word appears frequently in place names commemorating founding dates.
Hundred-year span
- centurionRoman army officer
- percentRate per hundred
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
- centigradeTemperature measurement system
Thing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- tributeOffering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
observance · dedication · legacy · heritage · honoring · retrospective · time capsule · commemorative stamp
Festive formal occasion
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
pageant · fete · extravaganza · commemoration · parade · fireworks · banquet · dedication
300th anniversary milestone
- decennialEvery ten years
- quinquennialEvery fifth year
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
semicentennial · triennial · golden jubilee · diamond jubilee · silver anniversary · platinum jubilee · anniversary
Notable point of reference
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
cornerstone · threshold · legacy · founding · establishment
century
Hundred-year span
- centurionRoman army officer
- percentRate per hundred
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- tributeOffering of respect
remembrance · observance · dedication · legacy · heritage · honoring · retrospective · time capsule · commemorative stamp · commemorative coin
gala
Festive formal occasion
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
festivities · pageant · fete · extravaganza · commemoration · parade · fireworks · banquet · dedication · founding day
tercentenary
300th anniversary milestone
- decennialEvery ten years
- quinquennialEvery fifth year
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
millennium · semicentennial · triennial · golden jubilee · diamond jubilee · silver anniversary · platinum jubilee · anniversary
landmark
Notable point of reference
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- watershedDrainage area boundary
turning point · cornerstone · threshold · legacy · founding · establishment
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- Occasionswedding, birthday, anniversary, graduation, funeral
- anniversarieswedding anniversary, golden anniversary, silver anniversary, first anniversary, diamond anniversary
- calendar datesholiday, anniversary, birthday, deadline, appointment
- commemorationscommemoration, remembrance, memorial service, quincentennial, decennial
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth
centennialfirst anniversary
One year commemoration
annual · millennial · daily · weekly · monthly
centennialforgotten
No longer recalled
obscured · unremembered · unmarked · uncelebrated · hiding
- centennial celebrationHundredth anniversary observance
bicentennial, tricentennial, sesquicentennial, centennials, bicentennials, quadricentennial