Definition of Quincentennial

1. Noun. The 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it).

Exact synonyms: Quincentenary
Generic synonyms: Anniversary, Day Of Remembrance

2. Adjective. Of or relating to a 500th anniversary. "The quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city"
Exact synonyms: Quincentenary
Partainyms: Quincentenary

Definition of Quincentennial

1. Adjective. Relating to a 500th anniversary. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quincentennial

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quincentennial

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quincentennial (current term)
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quincke's disease
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Literary usage of Quincentennial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Underground Railroad by DIANE Publishing Company (1998)
"Thirty-nine units of the national park system were designated Columbus quincentennial Parks because of their association with the broad theme — The ..."

2. Cruising The Eastern Caribbean by Laura Rapp (2004)
"From the Plaza San Jose, walk uphill toward Calle Norzagaray through the quincentennial Plaza (P). Completed in 1992, the $16 million project transformed a ..."

3. Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American Communities: Poverty, Inequality, and edited by Mary F. Berry, Cruz Reynoso, Carl A. Anderson (1997)
"Before I begin, I thought I would just give some background on the Columbus quincentennial topic that Mr. Royal mentioned. The quincentennial is something ..."

4. Central Asia and the World: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan by Michael Mandelbaum (1994)
"After years of acceding to Arab wishes, Ankara boldly invited Israel's President Chaim Herzog to participate in the quincentennial anniversary of the ..."

5. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1918)
"Maryland and Dist. of Columbia; Harvard quincentennial Catalog, 1636-1900. Baltimore Sun, March 8, 1889, May 28, 29, June 3, ..."

6. Caribbean by Barbara Ender-Jones (2001)
"Two other exhibits share the premises: an old, reconstructed apothecary shop and a graphic arts show. Plaza del Quinto Centenario The "quincentennial Plaza" ..."

7. Surveying the Record: North American Scientific Exploration to 1930 by Edward Carlos Carter (1999)
"Like the present decade and the Columbian quincentennial, the decade of the 1890s was notable for its voluminous output of Columbian literature—some of it ..."

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