sesquicentennial
/ˌseskwisenˈteniəl/noun
उच्चारण सेस्क्विसेन्टेनिअल
सार्ध-शताब्दी, 150वीं वर्षगाँठ
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noun
- 1
[C] formal
the 150th anniversary of an event
सार्ध-शताब्दी, 150वीं वर्षगाँठ
- In 2019 India marked the sesquicentennial of Mahatma Gandhi's birth.
- The university will celebrate its sesquicentennial next year.
adjective
- 1
[only before noun] formal
connected with a 150th anniversary
150वीं वर्षगाँठ से संबंधित
- sesquicentennial celebrations
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English also uses sesquicentenary for the noun.
British और American में British English में noun के लिए sesquicentenary भी प्रयोग होता है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Latin sesqui (one and a half), so a sesquicentennial is one and a half centuries.
From Latin sesqui (डेढ़), इसलिए sesquicentennial का अर्थ है डेढ़ शताब्दी।