Word Finder - anniversary

definition

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.

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Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.

definition

(loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).

The anniversary is celebrated.

To make matters worse, today was the fifth anniversary of the day Alexia was born – and died.

The first outbreak took place on the 25th of August, the anniversary of the king's accession.

Today was a great day for him--the anniversary of his coronation.

In 1905 the 75th anniversary of Belgian independence was celebrated, and there was a great manifestation of loyalty to King Leopold II.

On the 3rd of March 1861, the sixth anniversary of his accession, the emancipation law was signed and published.

Haverhill was the birthplace of Whittier, who lived here in 1807-1836, and who in his poem Haverhill, written for the 250th anniversary of the town in 1890, and in many of his other poems, gave the poet's touch to the history, the legends and the scenery of his native city.

An interchange of courtesies with the Metropolitan of Kiev on the occasion of the Booth anniversary of the conversion of Russia (1888), led to further intercourse, which has tended to a friendlier feeling between the English and Russian churches.

A granite obelisk commemorates the battle, but the religious meetings that used to take place on the anniversary are no longer held.

In 1880 he went to Milan for the inauguration of the Mentana monument, and in 1882 visited Naples and Palermo, but was prevented by illness from being present at the 600th anniversary of the Sicilian Vespers.

Not long after his departure from Lima, the Bolivian code had been adopted as the constitution of Peru, and Bolivar had been declared president for life on the 9th of December 1826, the anniversary of the battle of Ayacucho.

They consisted in a gathering at the martyr's tomb on the anniversary of his death.

A party is planned for Baby's 50th anniversary, too.

The revenues confiscated were those used for "the finding, maintaining or sustentation of any priest or of any anniversary, or obit, lamp, light or other such things."

On the morning of the 1st of September - the anniversary of Sedan, as the Japanese officers told their men - Oyama, whose intentions the active Kuroki had somewhat outrun, delivered a last attack with the 2nd and 4th Armies, and the Guard on the south front, in the hope of keeping the main body of the Russians occupied and so assisting Kuroki, but the assailants encountered no resistance, Zarubayev having already retired into the fortress.

Courtrai celebrated the 600th anniversary of the battle mentioned above by erecting a monument on the field in 1902, and also by fetes and historical processions that continued for a fortnight.

The Band will celebrate its 25th anniversary in October, 2005!

The triple summit of Beacon Hill, of which no trace remains to-day (or possibly a reference to the three hills of the then peninsula, Beacon, Copp's and Fort) led to the adoption of the name Trimountaine for the peninsula,-a name perpetuated variously in present municipal nomenclature as in Tremont; but on the 17th of September 1630, the date adopted for anniversary celebrations, it was ordered that " Trimountaine shall be called Boston," after the borough of that name in Lincolnshire, England, of which several of the leading settlers had formerly been prominent citizens.'

A 50th wedding anniversary party is usually going to require more complex planning than a small backyard barbecue party.

The theme for 2004 is anti-dumping policy; the 100th anniversary of the first anti-dumping policy; the 100th anniversary of the first anti-dumping legislation.

Intergalactic Trading Company offers patches featuring everything from original series commander's patches to 40th anniversary commemorative designs.

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In spring of 2001 we shall celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first flight of man to the outer space.

The tenth anniversary of Fidel makes me realize how far we have come in such a short time.

The 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme is on 1 July 2006.

We hope to have The bus early in 2007 our 20 th anniversary year.

The great west window and the rose window date from the early eighteenth century and remarkably in 1965 the Abbey celebrated its 900th anniversary.

The book was launched to coincide with the Bradford Dementia Group's ten-year anniversary.

We also review the amount of your income payments each year at the anniversary of the date your with-profits annuity policy started.

It is especially apt that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.

As the anniversary of VJ Day approaches, the Western ruling classes are keen to justify this barbarity.

At Bowie's 50's anniversary bash Brian was the star of the scene, even outshining Bush's Gavin Rossdale.

That hasn't stopped the computer boffins from remixing and rereleasing the track yet again to celebrate it's twentieth anniversary.

The 50th anniversary celebrations next month will see the launch of 50 balloons.

On April 4th - the day of the 40th anniversary celebrations we were treated to a performance at a school for physically disabled.

For private motor vehicles a valid test certificate is required on the third anniversary of its first registration.

I was in Auschwitz at the 60th anniversary commemoration [of its liberation by Allied forces ], in January.

There is a superb opportunity in the 60th anniversary commemorations of WW2 between now and 2005.

Autumn 2003 marked the start of the 50th anniversary commemorations of Dylan Thomas ' untimely death.

The cover of the 100th anniversary commemorative booklet published on the centenary in 1996.

Supporting 100 years of cornea donation 7 December 2005 marks the 100th anniversary of the world's first cornea donation 7 December 2005 marks the 100th anniversary of the world's first cornea transplant.

This week is the anniversary of the terrible Paddington rail crash.

These critics particularly enjoy trotting out the example of 1994's 50th anniversary D-day celebrations.

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February 24 was the 20th anniversary of the people's power uprising which ousted former dictator President Ferdinand Marcos.

The timing of the 1000th milestone is particularly felicitous, it being the Institute's 40th anniversary year.

Wouldn't it be great to find an anniversary gift that can include all of these attributes?

Wales Rugby Union 125th Anniversary Away Shirt Supporters replica jersey.

Anniversary 40 To celebrate our 40th birthday we have released this limited edition classic Berghaus 40L rucsac.

Avon Primary School 50th Anniversary in April with Headmaster Mr Duncan Jennings and some pupils holding their souvenir mugs.