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centenario

centenary

noun adjective sen-teh-NAH-ryoh Rare

Also means

hundredth anniversary

Usage Note

Centenario as a noun marks a hundredth anniversary, or a person who has reached 100 years of age (un centenario = a centenarian). As an adjective it means 'hundred-year-old' (un árbol centenario). The related bicentenario marks 200 years.

Examples

"La ciudad celebró el centenario de su fundación."

Natural Translation

The city celebrated the centenary of its founding.

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