centennial celebration

collocation in English

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centenary
noun[C]
uk
/senˈtiː.nər.i/us
/ˈsen.ten.er.i/
(the day or year that is) 100 years after an ...
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celebration
noun
uk
/ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/
a special social event, such as a party, when you ...
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(Definition ofcentenaryandcelebrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The awarding of this medal took place only once by design, as it was linked to acentennialcelebrationevent.
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The association looks forward to itscentennialcelebrationin 2014.
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Erected in 1977 during the city'scentennialcelebration, it stands 20 ft high and weighs over 1000 lb.
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Due to a flood in 2003, public visits were discontinued and work to restore the plant for a 2014centennialcelebrationhas been underway since.
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It was finished for thecentennialcelebrationof the parish later that year.
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The exterior was beautified and the frescoes were retouch on the occasion of thecentennialcelebration.
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However, the idea had originally germinated when officials from the three universities met at acentennialcelebrationof the three universities.
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The museum opened in 1949 as part of the school'scentennialcelebration.
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Thecentennialcelebrationin 2003 recognized this event.
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In 2007, the town held a summer-longcentennialcelebration.
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Incorporated in 1903, the town held a bigcentennialcelebrationin 2003.
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The school celebrated itscentennialcelebrationduring the 2011-2012 school year.
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It continued only until 1952 but was revived for the borough'scentennialcelebration24 years later.
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The borough held acentennialcelebrationin 2001.
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The city also had itscentennialcelebrationduring this decade, and emphasis was placed on revitalizing the historic downtown district.
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Finally, in 1930 the church agreed to publication it as part of itscentennialcelebration.
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For the town'scentennialcelebrationin the early '90s, a quaint monument depicting a floating hand chiselling a rock was set up in the town square.
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Burke returned two years later for the church's 1897centennialcelebration.
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Around the world centennial celebrations of revolutions sparked debates among rival groups who contested the meaning of what had been established, altered or destroyed.
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The original plan was to install the horses in the spring of 1989 during the state's centennial celebrations.
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