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PRONUNCIATION OF QUINCENTENNIAL

quincentennial  [ˌkwɪnsenˈtenɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUINCENTENNIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quincentennial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES QUINCENTENNIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

quincentennial

Anniversary

An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same date of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints.

Definition of quincentennial in the English dictionary

The definition of quincentennial in the dictionary is of or relating to a 500th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it; every 500 years.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUINCENTENNIAL


bicentennial
ˌbaɪsenˈtenɪəl
biennial
baɪˈɛnɪəl
centennial
sɛnˈtɛnɪəl
ceremonial
ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl
colonial
kəˈləʊnɪəl
corneal
ˈkɔːnɪəl
cranial
ˈkreɪnɪəl
extracranial
ˌekstrəˈkreɪnɪəl
finial
ˈfaɪnɪəl
intracranial
ˌɪntrəˈkreɪnɪəl
intraperitoneal
ˌɪntrəˌpɛrɪˈtəʊnɪəl
lineal
ˈlɪnɪəl
matrimonial
ˌmætrɪˈməʊnɪəl
millennial
mɪˈlenɪəl
patrimonial
ˌpætrɪˈməʊnɪəl
perennial
pəˈrɛnɪəl
pineal
ˈpɪnɪəl
quatercentennial
ˌkwætəsenˈtenɪəl
testimonial
ˌtɛstɪˈməʊnɪəl
venial
ˈviːnɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUINCENTENNIAL

quina
quinacrine
quinacrine mustard
quinaquina
quinaries
quinary
quinate
quince
quincentenaries
quincentenary
quinche
quincuncial
quincuncially
quincunx
quincunxial
quindecagon
quindecaplet
quindecennial
quindecillion
quine

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUINCENTENNIAL

decennial
duodecennial
genial
hardy perennial
novennial
octennial
postmillennial
premillennial
quadrennial
quadricentennial
quadriennial
quindecennial
quinquennial
semicentennial
septennial
sesquicentennial
sexennial
tercentennial
tricentennial
triennial
vicennial

Synonyms and antonyms of quincentennial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quincentennial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUINCENTENNIAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

quincentennial
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quinto centenario
570 millions of speakers

English

quincentennial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quincentennial
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

quincentennial
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

quincentennial
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Quincentennial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quincentennial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Centenaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quincentennial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quincentennial
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

500年
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quincentennial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Quincentennial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quincentennial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

quincentennial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंचमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Quincentennial
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cinquecentenario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

quincentennial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

quincentennial
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

quincentennial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

quincentennial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

quincentennial
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quincentennial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

quincentennial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quincentennial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUINCENTENNIAL»

The term «quincentennial» is normally little used and occupies the 143.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUINCENTENNIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quincentennial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quincentennial» 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 quincentennial

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUINCENTENNIAL»

Discover the use of quincentennial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quincentennial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Finger in the Wound: Body Politics in Quincentennial Guatemala
If this is the condition of the body politic, how do human bodies relate to it those literally wounded in thirty-five years of war and those locked in the equivocal embrace of sexual conquest, domestic labor, "mestizaje," and social change ...
Diane M. Nelson, 1999
2
Philosophy and Grammar: Papers on the Occasion of the ...
Papers on the Occasion of the Quincentennial of Uppsala University, 1978
S. Kanger, Sven Öhman, 2012
3
The Dukes of Norfolk
The Dukes of Norfolk
A. G. Robinson, John Martin Robinson, 1995
4
The Rotarian
The celebration on San Salvador will be capped by a grand fireworks display at midnight. In Nassau, a Quincentennial Junkanoo Parade, an extravaganza replete with colorful costumes, cowbells, and goatskin drum music, will be held on Bay ...
5
Unstable Time
QUINCENTENNIAL BRIDGE Learner writers hear of twisted apples and stare at Quincentennial Bridge, heads filled with odds and ends of things as eyes hover on Quincentennial Bridge. The Donegal poet speaks of cats, crows and Kafka and ...
Patricia Byrne, 2009
6
Bridging the Atlantic: Toward a Reassessment of Iberian and ...
Five Hundred, quarterly magazine published by the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission, Washington D.C. The New World, the Smithsonian Institution trilingual quarterly newsletter on the Smithsonian's quincentennial ...
Marina Pérez de Mendiola, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Center for Latin America, 1996
7
International Handbook of Historical Archaeology
being commemorated by the Quincentennial had been touted as a genocidal travesty by their cultural anthropologist colleagues (Ewen and Hann, 1998:215). In retrospect, the lack of attention given to the Quincentennial should have been ...
Teresita Majewski, David Gaimster, 2009
8
Island Lives: Historical Archaeologies of the Caribbean
Fieldwork that started during the Quincentennial was generally successful. A multiyear project initiated at Isabela, Columbus's first planned colony, and involving archaeologists from Florida, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic, focused ...
Paul Farnsworth, 2001
9
Model Citizens of the State: The Jews of Turkey during the ...
309 Although Jak Kamhi would later admit that there had been differences of opinion within the community over the nature of the quincentennial commemorations, he rejected the notion that these activities had produced the increase in ...
Rifat Bali, 2012
10
Becoming Ottomans: Sephardi Jews and Imperial Citizenship in ...
Katz, eds., Studies on Turkish-Jewish History: Political and Social Relations, Literature and Linguistics: The Quincentennial Papers (New York: Sepher- Hermon Press for The American Society of Sephardic Studies, 1996); The Quincentennial ...
Julia Phillips Cohen, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUINCENTENNIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quincentennial is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Little Cayman building named for Gladys Howard
In 2003, she received the Queen's Badge of Honour, an award given to her by Prince Edward during the Cayman Island's Quincentennial. She is described in ... «Cayman Compass, Jul 15»
2
Nina and Pinta replicas visit Escanaba
“And she was constructed without the use of any electricity and was built in time to celebrate the anniversary, it's quincentennial in 1992.” Thursday, these sailing ... «UpperMichigansSource.com, Jul 15»
3
Up to 40 homes affected as final route of planned Galway bypass …
Most of the road will be of dual carriageway standard, including a new bridge over the River Corrib north of the existing Quincentennial Bridge, but it is proposed ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
4
Turkey and 'the rescue of European Jews'
In 1992, ahead of the 500th anniversary of the expulsion from Spain, Turkey's Jewish community established the Quincentennial Foundation, which trumpeted ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Apr 15»
5
15 occasions to mark history by the hundreds
Here are 14 centennials and one quincentennial (500) worth putting on your travel calendar for 2015. Hakone Estate & Gardens. One hundred years ago, Isabel ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
6
Lowering the old wall
... Square was one of the earliest ideas for improving Galway as it prepared for the Quincentennial in 1984. This project transformed the area around the church, ... «Galway Advertiser, Oct 14»
7
Remember me on this computer
In 1992 the country celebrated the quincentennial of Columbus's "discovery"—but as Simon Schama notes below, Columbus's reputation was already so ... «The New Republic, Oct 14»
8
President to attend Kidney Association remembrance
... the President will be the guest of honour at the Circle of Life national commemorative garden for organ donors in nearby Quincentennial Park, Salthill. «Clare Champion, Sep 14»
9
Carmel of Bacolod now a pilgrim site
... the Year of the Laity, as we prepare to celebrate the Quincentennial of the Birth Anniversary of St. Teresa of Avila, we now henceforth commence from this day, ... «Sun.Star, Jul 14»
10
Garden of 'thanksgiving and remembrance' opened in Salthill
The official opening of the Circle of Life garden, at the Quincentennial Park in Salthill on Tuesday, marked the realisation of an ambitious five year initiative by ... «Galway Advertiser, May 14»

REFERENCE
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