Spanish word

centenario

Pronunciation

IPA/θenteˈnaɾjo/

Meaning

  • masculine noun100th anniversary

Example

Celebramos el centenario del club esta semana.

We celebrate the club's 100th anniversary this week.

Illustration for centenario (100th anniversary)

More examples

Asistimos al acto conmemorativo del centenario del colegio.

We attended the school's centennial commemorative ceremony.

Core concept

Commemorative plaque on a building listing the founding year and 100 as the milestone.

Common phrases

  • fiestas del centenario

    centennial celebrations

  • acto conmemorativo del centenario

    centennial commemorative ceremony

  • celebrar el centenario

    celebrate the centennial

Similar words

aniversario: Date marking a specific number of years since an event.
celebración: Gathering where people celebrate an occasion.
conmemoración: Formal ceremony to remember an event or an important person.
efeméride: Specific calendar date that commemorates a past event.

Definition in Spanish

Señala la fecha en que se cumplen cien años desde un acontecimiento.

Word origin

Centenario derives from Latin centenarius, built from centum 'hundred' and the suffix -arius, and it names the hundredth anniversary of an event.

Usage tips

  • Centenario usually refers to the anniversary itself rather than an adjective, and context determines whether Spanish needs the noun centenario or an adjectival phrase for a centennial event.

Other meanings

  • centennialadjective

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