centennial

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
2. (not-comparable) Happening once in a hundred years.
3. (not-comparable) Lasting or aged a hundred years.

Noun

The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

Synonyms

centenary

century

centenarian

100th anniversary

Translations

centenario

centenaire

siècle

centenario

εκατονταετηρίδα

centennale

eeuw

Hundertjahrfeier

secolo

Jahrhundert

αιώνας

centenário

século

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/

Etymology

From Late Latin centennis (“100-year”) + -al.