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tercentenary

 
Dictionary: ter·cen·ten·a·ry   (tûr'sĕn-tĕn'ə-rē, tər-sĕn'tə-nĕr'ē) pronunciation

n., pl., -ries.
A 300th anniversary or its celebration.

adj.
Of or relating to a span of 300 years or to a 300th anniversary.

[Latin ter, thrice; see tern2 + CENTENARY.]


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IN BRIEF: Of or relating to a period of three hundred years or to a three hundredth anniversary.

pronunciation The tercentenary celebration is in honor of our town's existence for the past 300 years.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the 300th anniversary
  Synonyms: tercentennial, triennial


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - trehundredårig, trehundredeårsdag
adj. - tre hundrede år gammel

Nederlands (Dutch)
driehonderdjarig bestaan

Français (French)
n. - tricentenaire
adj. - tricentenaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - dreihundertjähriges Jubiläum, Dreihundertjahrfeier
adj. - Dreihundertjahr-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τριακοσιετία, τριακοσιετηρίδα
adj. - τριακοσιετής

Italiano (Italian)
tricentenario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - terceiro centenário (m)
adj. - tricentenário

Русский (Russian)
триста лет, трехсотлетие, трехсотлетний

Español (Spanish)
n. - tricentenario
adj. - de tres siglos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trehundraårsdag/jubileum/
adj. - trehundraårig, trehundraårs-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
三百年, 三百周年, 三百周年纪念, 三百周年纪念的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 三百年, 三百周年, 三百周年紀念
adj. - 三百周年紀念的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 300년, 300년 제
adj. - 300년의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 三百年の, 三百年記念の
n. - 三百年間, 三百年記念

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألذكرى ألمئويه ألثالثه أو ألأحتفال بها (صفه) فترة الذكرى ألمئويه ألثالثه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יובל השלוש מאות‬
adj. - ‮של יובל השלוש מאות‬


 
 
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