tricentennial

[ trahy-sen-ten-ee-uhl ]
adjective

  1. pertaining to 300 years or a period of 300 years.

  2. marking the completion of such a period: a tricentennial celebration.

noun

  1. a 300th anniversary or its celebration.

Origin of tricentennial

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

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