tricentennials
Three-century commemorations
Tricentennials are 300th anniversaries or the celebrations marking them.
A city founded in 1724 would celebrate its tricentennial in 2024.
The word functions as both noun and adjective: tricentennial festivities, the nation's tricentennial.
Also called tercentennials.
300th anniversary milestone
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- paradeCeremonial public procession
gala · ceremony · pageant · festivities · extravaganza · banquet · revelry · observance
300th anniversary milestone
- sesquicentennial150-year milestone
- centuriesHundred-year periods
- generationsPeople born around same time
- longevityDuration of existence
perpetuity · antiquity · epoch · era · chronology · annals · historicity · endurance
Creating an organization originally
- colonialOf occupied territories
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- independenceFreedom from external control
- charterFounding organizational document
constitution · revolution · pioneers · archives · heritage · relics · monuments · preservation
Notable point of reference
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
culmination · highlight · threshold · marker · legacy · founding · establishment · inception
tercentenary
300th anniversary milestone
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- festivalOrganized public celebration
parade · gala · ceremony · pageant · festivities · extravaganza · banquet · revelry · observance · tribute
tercentenary
300th anniversary milestone
- sesquicentennial150-year milestone
- centuriesHundred-year periods
- generationsPeople born around same time
longevity · perpetuity · antiquity · epoch · era · chronology · annals · historicity · endurance · continuity
founding
Creating an organization originally
- colonialOf occupied territories
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- independenceFreedom from external control
charter · constitution · revolution · pioneers · archives · heritage · relics · monuments · preservation · documentary
landmark
Notable point of reference
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- watershedDrainage area boundary
achievement · culmination · highlight · threshold · marker · legacy · founding · establishment · inception · origin
tricentennialscentennials
Hundredth-year observances
silver anniversaries · golden anniversaries · diamond anniversaries · millennials · bimillennials
tricentennialsbeginnings
Initial stages of something
inceptions · debuts · launches · origins