tercentenary

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌtɜːsɛnˈtiːnərɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tûr′sen tenə rē, tûr sentn er′ē; esp. Brit. tûr′sen tēnə rē)


Inflections of 'tercentenary' (n): npl: tercentenaries

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ter•cen•ten•ar•y  (tûr′sen tenə rē, tûr sentn er′ē; esp. Brit. tûr′sen tēnə rē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -nar•ies. 
  1. tricentennial.
Also, ter′cen•tenni•al. 
  • ter- + centenary 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tercentenary / ˌtɜːsɛnˈtiːnərɪ/, tercentennial / ˌtɜːsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/
  1. of or relating to a period of 300 years
  2. of or relating to a 300th anniversary or its celebration
( -tenaries, -tennials)
  1. an anniversary of 300 years or its celebration
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