centenary
IPA: sˈɛntʌnɛri
noun
- (obsolete) Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
- (obsolete) Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
- Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.
- (uncommon) Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.
- (historical) Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.
- (historical) Synonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms overseeing local administration.
- (obsolete) Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.
- (obsolete, rare) Synonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To celebrate the centennial of.
adjective
- Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
- Occurring every 100 years.
- Lasting or aged 100 years, 100-year-old.
- (historical, obsolete) Of or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.
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Examples of "centenary" in Sentences
- The memorial was erected in the centenary of his death.
- The book was published for the centenary of the company.
- The Carter centenary is accelerating into the homestretch.
- The year 2010 will mark the centenary of the club's founding.
- In the year 2000, the Marthas marked the centenary of their founding.
- The series premiered on the centenary of the day that Kelly was hanged.
- His centenary was overshadowed by the momentous events in Burma in 1988.
- In 2007 the staged a to celebrate the centenary of the original 1907 race.
- The centenary year celebrations of the Sabha were conducted in the year 1985.
- The Centenary Charter set the agenda for the future direction of the society.
- The museum was inaugurated in spring 2001 for the centenary of the Nobel Prize.
- The bridge, restored for its centenary, is a worthy contribution to future tourism in Durango state.
- 'The centenary is a perfect time to celebrate and we are embarking on an imaginative range of projects to make sure 2009 is truly memorable.
- Our thoughts today go also to Stockholm, where the other awards are being made, and where the centenary is being marked of the death of Alfred
- Denis Thatcher scrawled back: 'J.C. [Jesus Christ] What I do for the Party!', adding: 'The same evening I was going to attend probably the best Rugby Football Dinner this year, namely the centenary of the Middlesex RFU.
- As we approach our centenary, which is five years from now, we must constantly remind ourselves of the historical truth and act on its basis, that for our movement to continue to live and to lead into and during the second century of its fighting existence, it must remain a movement of the people - Lekgotla la Sechaba, Umbutho we Sizwe!