quadricentennial

[ kwod-ruh-sen-ten-ee-uhl ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.

noun
  1. a quadricentennial anniversary.

  2. its celebration.

Origin of quadricentennial

1
First recorded in 1880–85; quadri- + centennial

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British Dictionary definitions for quadricentennial

quadricentennial

/ (ˌkwɒdrɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl) /


noun
  1. a 400th anniversary

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or celebrating a 400th anniversary

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