sestercentennial
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin sēmis + tercentennial, literally “two hundred fiftieth anniversary”.
Noun
[edit]sestercentennial (plural sestercentennials)
- A 250th anniversary.
- Synonym: semiquincentennial
- The United States will mark the sestercentennial of its founding in 2026.
- 2013 April 12, Sean Patrick Maloney, “Honoring the Town of New Windsor, New York's Sestercentennial Celebration”, in Congressional Record[1]:
- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the sestercentennial celebration of the town of New Windsor, New York, which was established on April 5, 1763.
- 2020, Larry D. Smith, Bedford County, Pennsylvania: Two and One-half Centuries in the Making, Bedford County Historical Society, page 1089:
- This two-volume book set was produced to commemorate the Sestercentennial of Bedford County in 2021.
- 2024 July 2, “Enter the Haggis to Play Union's Sestercentennial”, in Bangor Daily News[2]:
- An Evening with Enter the Haggis will help kickoff Union's Sestercentennial celebration weekend on Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. on Union's historic Common.