Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in Japan, signed at Tokyo on January 25, 2008, Noting situations involving both countries,
Familiarity information: BICENTENNIAL used as a noun is very rare. â¢ BICENTENNIAL (adjective). The adjective BICENTENNIAL has 1 sense: 1. of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years. Familiarity information: BICENTENNIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
An anniversary is the date on which an event that took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that 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. Most countries celebrate national anniversaries, typically called national days. These could be the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constitution or form of government. The important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also be commemorated, an event often referred to as a Jubilee.