The word 'centennial' is a correct and widely-used term in written English.
It refers to a period of 100 years or the 100th anniversary of something. For example, you could say: "The school is celebrating its centennial this year."
Even when speaking off-the-record senior figures will only state that they are delighted to be taking part in Trinidad's centennial celebrations.
The company estimates that 9 million people have walked through the wax museum since it opened in 1962, shortly before the centennial of the battle.
Ford's centennial bash will range from Model T rides to rock concerts.
Funds from the European Union helped organise and open the James Joyce Centre and the Dublin Writers Museum.April was dedicated to Samuel Beckett's centennial.
The next night 5,000 people attended a centennial ball.Compare Montgomery's centennial with the sesquicentennial, which this February drew a ragtag few hundred enthusiasts (and no elected officials) to parade through Montgomery.
Indeed, at the time of its first centennial celebrations in 1910 parts of Latin America seemed to have emerged already.
But coming ahead of the centennial celebrations for Kim Il Sung, his grandfather, the agreements on food aid suggest that Kim Jong Un may be more sensitive to North Koreans' hunger and resentment though admittedly it would be hard to be less sensitive than his father.Hawks in Washington and Seoul insist there is nothing in the agreement to commit North Korea to scrapping its nuclear arsenal.
Other festival features include the requisite anniversaries: a Duke Ellington centennial at Tanglewood and a celebration of Placido Domingo's 30th year singing at Verona.In this section Something for everyone A Wagnerian crisis of imagination Musical moments Biennale open for all Reprints Related items Musical momentsJul 22nd 1999 Biennale open for allJul 22nd 1999.
Because Germany is Turkey's biggest trading partner, the envoy there will probably stay put.Meanwhile, Turkey's ploy to draw international leaders away from a centennial ceremony in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, by inviting them to commemorate the Ottoman victory over the Allies in Gallipoli yielded mixed results.
Had Europe's leaders in 1914 been wiser and more far-sighted had they pulled back far-sighted had as had happened in earlier crises—Europe and theyworld could have avoided grief and ruin.In this section Avoidable brutality Casino capulledsm Grit and polish Très glam Winners and losers Jazz royalty Reprints"The War That Ended Peace" will certainly rank among the back books ofrome centhenial crop.
Our centennial lunch in dreary, wartime 1943 turned into more of a wake than a celebration, with ministers resentful of outspoken editorials and the governor of the Bank of England still aghast at our apostasy over the money market.That the paper was getting out at all was something of a miracle.
