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ter·cen·ten·a·ry

(tûr′sĕn-tĕn′ə-rē, tər-sĕn′tə-nĕr′ē)
n. pl. ter·cen·ten·a·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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tercentenary

(ˌtɜːsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) or

tercentennial

adj
1. of or relating to a period of 300 years
2. of or relating to a 300th anniversary or its celebration
n, pl -tenaries or -tennials
an anniversary of 300 years or its celebration
Also called: tricentennial
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ter•cen•ten•ni•al

(ˌtɜr sɛnˈtɛn i əl)
adj.
1. pertaining to a period of 300 years.
2. marking the completion of such a period.
n.
3. a 300th anniversary or its celebration.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. tercentenary - the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
anniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
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Translations
ذِكْرى مِئَوِيَّه ثالِثَه
třistaleté výročí
trehundredeårsdag
háromszáz éves évforduló
òrjú hundruî ára afmæli
trijų šimtų metų jubiliejus
trīssimtā gadadiena
tristé výročie
üç yüzüncü yıl

tercentenary

[ˌtɜːsenˈtiːnərɪ] N → tricentenario m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tercentenary

n (= anniversary) → dreihundertster Jahrestag ; (= celebration) → Dreihundertjahrfeier f, → dreihundertjähriges Jubiläum
attr → für den dreihundertsten Jahrestag ; tercentenary celebrations → Dreihundertjahrfeier f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tercentenary

[ˌtɜːsɛnˈtiːnərɪ] n → terzo centenario
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tercentenary

(təːsənˈtiːnəri) , ((American also) tərˈsentineri) – plural tercenˈtenaries – noun
a three-hundredth anniversary. This year marks the tercentenary of the birth of one of our greatest poets. driehonderdjaar-viering ذِكْرى مِئَوِيَّه ثالِثَه тристагодишнина tricentenário třistaleté výročí dreihunderjährig trehundredeårsdag τριακοστή επέτειος tricentenario kolmesajas aastapäev جشن سیصد سالگی kolmesataavuotisjuhla tricentenaire יוֹבֵל הַשלוֹש-מְאוֹת त्रिशताब्दी tristogodišnjica háromszáz éves évforduló perayaan ke-300 tahun þrjú hundruð ára afmæli tricentenario 300年記念 300주년 trijų šimtų metų jubiliejus trīssimtā gadadiena ulang tahun ke-300 driehonderdste verjaardag trehundreårsjubileum trzechsetlecie tricentenário tricentenar трехсотлетие tristé výročie tristoletnica tristogodišnjica trehundraårsdag, -jubileum การเฉลิมฉลองครบรอบ 300 ปี üç yüzüncü yıl 三百週年(的) трьохсотріччя تين سو سالہ جشن lễ kỷ niệm 300 năm 三百周年纪念(的)
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