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cen·ten·a·ry

(sĕn-tĕn′ə-rē, sĕn′tə-nĕr′ē)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a 100-year period.

2. Occurring once every 100 years.

n. pl. cen·ten·a·ries

1. A 100-year period.

2. A centennial.

[Latin centēnārius, of a hundred, from centum, hundred; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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centenary

(sɛnˈtiːnərɪ)

adj

1. of or relating to a period of 100 years

2. occurring once every 100 years

n, pl -naries

a 100th anniversary or its celebration

[C17: from Latin centēnārius of a hundred, from centēnī a hundred each, from centum hundred]

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cen•ten•ar•y

(sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; esp. Brit. sɛnˈti nə ri)

adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj.

1. of or pertaining to a period of 100 years.

2. recurring once in every 100 years.

3. a centennial.

4. a period of 100 years; century.

[1600–10; < Latin centēnārius (adj.) =centēn(ī) a hundred each (cent(um) hundred + -ēnī distributive suffix)]

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Noun	1.	centenary - the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) centennial anniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
Adj.	1.	centenary - of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; "centennial celebration" centennial

Translations

ذِكرى مِئَوِيَّهقَرْن

sté výročí

hundredårhundredårsdaghundredeår

satavuotisjuhla

stogodišnjica

centenárium

hundraî ára afmæli

centenario centennale secolo

100周年記念祭

100년

šimtametisšimtmetis

gadu simtenissimtgade

eeuwfeest

hundreårsdag hundreårsperiode

stulecie

centenário

столетие

sté výročie

hundraårsjubileum

การครบรอบหนึ่งร้อยปี

100 üncü yıl dönümüyüzüncü yıl

lễ kỷ niệm 100 năm

一百周年百年

centenary

[senˈtiːnərɪ] (esp Brit) N → centenario m
the centenary celebrations for → las festividades para celebrar el centenario de ...

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

centenary

[sɛnˈtiːnəri] centennial [sɛnˈtɛniəl]

n → centenaire m

modif [celebration] → du centenaire
centenary year → centenaire m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

centenary

n (= anniversary) → hundertster Jahrestag; (= birthday) → hundertster Geburtstag; (= 100 years) → Jahrhundert nt; she has just celebrated her centenary → sie ist gerade hundert Jahre alt geworden; centenary celebrations → Hundertjahrfeier f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

centenary

[sɛnˈtiːnərɪ] n → centenario

centenary

(senˈtiːnəri) , ((American) ˈsentəneri) (plural cenˈtenaries) centennial (senˈteniəl) nouns

a hundredth anniversary. The firm is celebrating its centenary this year.

centenarian (sentəˈneəriən) noun

a person who is a hundred or more years old.

centenary

→ قَرْن sté výročí hundredår Hundertjahrfeier εκατοντάετηρίδα centenario satavuotisjuhla centenaire stogodišnjica centenario 100周年記念祭 100년 eeuwfeest hundreårsperiode stulecie centenário столетие hundraårsjubileum การครบรอบหนึ่งร้อยปี yüzüncü yıl lễ kỷ niệm 100 năm 百年

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