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• Bicentenary — Bi*cen te*na*ry, a. [Pref. bi + centenary.] Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; as, a bicentenary celebration. n. The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bicentenary — (adj.) pertaining to a 200 year period, 1843; see BI (Cf. bi ) + CENTENARY (Cf. centenary). Also see BICENTENNIAL (Cf. bicentennial). As a noun, a bicentennial anniversary or celebration, also from 1843 …   Etymology dictionary

• bicentenary — UK [ˌbaɪsenˈtiːnərɪ] / US [ˌbaɪsenˈtenərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms bicentenary : singular bicentenary plural bicentenaries British the day or year exactly 200 years after an important event, or a celebration of this …   English dictionary

• celebration — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Commemoration Nouns 1. celebration, solemnization, jubilee, commemoration; ovation, paean (See approbation); triumph, jubilation; rite. See rejoicing, ostentation, amusement. 2. (sign of celebration)… …   English dictionary for students

• bicentenary — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 a two hundredth anniversary. 2 a celebration of this. adj. of or concerning a bicentenary …   Useful english dictionary

• bicentenary — /baɪsənˈtinəri / (say buysuhn teenuhree), / ˈtɛnəri/ (say tenuhree) adjective 1. of or relating to a 200th anniversary. –noun (plural bicentenaries) 2. a 200th anniversary. 3. its celebration …  

• bi·cen·ten·ni·al — /ˌbaısɛnˈtɛnijəl/ noun, pl als [count] US : a 200th anniversary or its celebration The United States celebrated its bicentennial [=(Brit) bicentenary] in 1976. [=celebrated the fact that it was 200 years old] Next year is the bicentennial of the… …   Useful english dictionary

• bi·cen·te·na·ry — /ˌbaısɛnˈtɛnəri, Brit ˌbaısɛnˈtiːnəri/ noun, pl ries [count] Brit : ↑bicentennial bicentenary adj, always used before a noun a bicentenary celebration/year …   Useful english dictionary

• Trafalgar — can refer to:* Cape Trafalgar in south west Spain ** The Battle of Trafalgar, fought near the cape *** Trafalgar Square in London, commemorating the above battle *** Trafalgar Day, also commemorating the battle *** Trafalgar 200, bicentenary… …   Wikipedia

• Thomas Maitland (British Army officer) — Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Maitland, GCB, GCH (1759 ndash;1824) was a British soldier and colonial governor. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Haddington from 1790–96, 1802–06 and 1812–13. He was made a Privy Councillor on 23… …   Wikipedia

• James Giles (textile designer) — James Giles (1801 1870) was a famous Scottish Victorian Era painter.LifeBorn January 4, James Giles was the son of a designer at the local calico printing factory at Woodside, Aberdeen. During his lifetime, Giles was among the first to be… …   Wikipedia