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PRONUNCIATION OF CENTENARIES

centenaries  [senˈtiːnərɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTENARIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Centenaries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CENTENARIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Century

A century is one hundred years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENTENARIES


bicentenaries
ˌbaɪsenˈtiːnərɪz
catenaries
kəˈtiːnərɪz
chicaneries
ʃɪˈkeɪnərɪz
coronaries
ˈkɒrənərɪz
dictionaries
ˈdɪkʃənərɪz
ferneries
ˈfɜːnərɪz
fineries
ˈfaɪnərɪz
granaries
ˈɡrænərɪz
legionaries
ˈliːdʒənərɪz
luminaries
ˈluːmɪnərɪz
mercenaries
ˈmɜːsɪnərɪz
nunneries
ˈnʌnərɪz
octocentenaries
ˌɒktəʊsenˈtiːnərɪz
ordinaries
ˈɔːdənərɪz
preliminaries
prɪˈlɪmɪnərɪz
sceneries
ˈsiːnərɪz
seminaries
ˈsemɪnərɪz
Stannaries
ˈstænərɪz
turneries
ˈtɜːnərɪz
vineries
ˈvaɪnərɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTENARIES

centenarian
centenarianism
centenary
centenier
centennial
Centennial State
centennially
center
centerboard
centered
centeredness
centering
centerline
centerpiece
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
centesimal
centesimally
centesimi
centesimo
centesis

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTENARIES

accessories
anniversaries
beneficiaries
binaries
boundaries
canaries
commentaries
confectionaries
diaries
documentaries
glossaries
itineraries
libraries
missionaries
obituaries
ovaries
salaries
secretaries
subsidiaries
summaries
varies

Synonyms and antonyms of centenaries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «centenaries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENTENARIES

Find out the translation of centenaries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of centenaries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «centenaries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

centenaries
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centenarios
570 millions of speakers

English

centenaries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

centenaries
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذكريات المئوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

столетние юбилеи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centenários
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

centenaries
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

centenaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Centenari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hundertjahrfeiern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

centenaries
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

centenaries
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Centenaries
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

centenaries
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

centenaries
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शताब्दी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüzyıl kutlamaları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

centenari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

centenaries
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

столітні ювілеї
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centenarele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επέτειος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

centenaries
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

centenaries
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

centen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of centenaries

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTENARIES»

The term «centenaries» is normally little used and occupies the 134.318 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of centenaries
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «centenaries».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTENARIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «centenaries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «centenaries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about centenaries

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTENARIES»

Discover the use of centenaries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to centenaries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Living Age ...
CENTENARIES. Celebrate only the 100th anniversary of a memorable death, and. preached far too often upon the same text, and a limited one. He is constantly recurring to those minor affectations and pretences which belong less to human ...
2
Among My Books; Centenaries, Reviews, Memoirs
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Frederic Harrison, 2009
3
The Tribune Almanac and Political Register
AMERICAN, Centenaries. January 20— David Wilmot born. January 28 — George S. Boutwell born. February 9 — Samuel J. Tilden born. March 27— Jackson defeated the Creeks at Horseshoe Bend, Ala. (1814). April 15 — John Lathrop ...
Horace Greeley, John Fitch Cleveland, F. J. Ottarson, 1914
4
Performing the Past: Memory, History, and Identity in Modern ...
The. rise. of. centenaries. Commemorations have a long history. As Joep Leerssen has explained elsewhere, the jubilee, for instance, celebrated after 50 years, was a Jewish custom taken over by the early Christian Church. Centenaries, by ...
Karin Tilmans, Frank van Vree, J. M. Winter, 2010
5
The Origins and Rise of Dissident Irish Republicanism: The ...
In 2012 the people of Ireland entered into what can be regarded as a decade of centenaries. One hundred years previous to this Ireland was going through some of the most defining events of its history. Change was afoot. The Irish Home Rule  ...
John F. Morrison, 2013
6
Whose Past is it Anyway: The Ulster Covenant, the Easter ...
I'm glad the three centenaries are taking place. I know our government are, behindthe scenes, in contact with the unionists about a proper celebration of all three. There really is a recognition that you have to look at Irish history in the round.
Jude Collins, 2012
7
Pioneers, Settlers, Aliens, Exiles: The Decolonisation of ...
These opposing perspectives came to the fore in disputes over how centenaries, falling during the 1990s, could be commemorated. The State did not take an active organising role itself, leaving the task to local councils, institutions and private ...
J. L. Fisher, 2010
8
Concise Encyclopaedia Of India :
Centenaries and Anniversaries One of the important activities undertaken by the Government of India has been the commemoration of the centenaries of distinguished Indians who have left an indelible impression on the history and life of our ...
Kulwant Rai Gupta, Amita Gupta, 2006
9
Roman Anniversary Issues
CHAPTER V FROM VESPASIAN TO COMMODUS « » (i) Vespasian and Titus: Augustan centenaries Vespasian modelled his policy to a considerable extent on that of Augustus, especially in the sphere of public religion1 with which the ...
10
Dutch Type
Izaak Enschede was admitted journeyman compositor in the Haarlem printers' ^ uild on the twenty firsl of June; and it is from that day that his firm reckons its jubilees and centenaries. It is probable that, like mosl compositors at that time, he did ...
‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTENARIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term centenaries is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Decade of centenaries marked with re-enactments
With the 'decade of centenaries' in full swing, military history clubs are in for a busy few years. In Collon, Co Louth, history enthusiasts are ... «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»
2
An emigrant's Protestant Irishness
... Rory McIlroy (Protestant educated) and musician Gary Lightbody – deserve closer consideration, especially in this decade of centenaries. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Dublin to remember Somme sacrifice
"We are in a decade of important centenaries in these islands and it is going to be very important that those sensitive and potentially difficult ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
Remember present as well as past
... the room and he asked about the bridges between centenaries and the here-and-now; 2016 cannot be forgotten in the remembering of 1916. «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
5
Sir John Monash memorial for French battlefield
The SJMC proposal is part of a string of projects related to centenaries between August, 2014 and November, 2018 for various crucial events ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
6
On 1916, and why Michael Collins 'was a pup'
As part of the decade of centenaries, Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI), the representative body for nursing homes, asked for residents to come ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
7
Remember violence. Don't glorify it
There is much to remember in this decade of centenaries, but 1916, the year in which both the Easter Rising and the first World War's Battle of ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
8
Finally the true figure of how many fought in 1916
... and Defence Forces contribution to the Decade of Centenaries. The project is mandated to release the files and records in the keeping of the ... «IrishCentral, Jun 15»
9
Minister envisages bright future for Falklands Islands
And many of you here attended the commemorations in London in December, marking the centenaries of the Battles of Coronel and the ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
10
Two residents celebrate their 100th birthdays
Florrie Williams and Mary Mole enjoyed a joint party at Burrswood House Nursing Home to celebrate their centenaries with friends and family. «Bury Times, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Centenaries [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/centenaries>. Apr 2024 ».
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