sesquicentennial
IPA: sˈɛskwaɪsɛntˈɛniʌɫ
noun
- A 150th anniversary.
adjective
- Occurring every 150 years.
- Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary.
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Examples of "sesquicentennial" in Sentences
- The city recently celebrated its sesquicentennial.
- The school celebrated its sesquicentennial year in 2007.
- Taken from the Honolulu Advertiser's sesquicentennial section.
- The hospital celebrated its sesquicentennial birthday in 2007.
- The new lobby is being built in the adjacent Sesquicentennial Plaza.
- Sesquicentennial is often the site of family reunions and group campouts.
- Say it slowly, "sesquicentennial," and it should start to come naturally.
- The city's Sesquicentennial will occur in 2009, and a celebration is planned.
- I found an attribution on the SPS library's sesquicentennial celebration page.
- The war belongs to all Americans, and the sesquicentennial is a good time to learn something about it.
- Their experiences are compelling beyond measure, and the sesquicentennial should be a time to remember them.
- (It will also familiarize many people for the first time with the word "sesquicentennial," for a 150th birthday.)
- On top of that, the key theme or message of the sesquicentennial is a proposed: "Where the battle began and peace prevails."
- The temple dedication was considered the first event in a yearlong commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Church in Hawaii.
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