2. A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred a hudred years before.
CENTENNIAL
Cen*ten"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. centum a hundred + annus year.]
1. Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before; as, a centennial ode.
2. Happening once in a hundred years; as, centennial jubilee; a centennial celebration.
3. Lasting or aged a hundred years. Thet opened through long lines Of sacred ilex and centennial pines. Longfellow.
CENTENNIAL
Cen*ten"ni*al, n.
Defn: The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary. [U. S.]
CENTENNIALLY
Cen*ten"ni*al*ly, adv.
Defn: Once in a hundred years.
CENTENNIAL STATE
Centennial State.