sesquicentennial
noun
ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al
ˌse-skwi-sen-ˈte-nē-əl 
: a 150th anniversary or its celebration
sesquicentennial
adjective
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For the sesquicentennial, two days of celebration -- Aug. 5-6, 2000 -- included a catered dinner, car shows, musical entertainment and guest speakers.
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Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
The annual event began in 2019, the sesquicentennial of the year landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and architect Calvert Vaux, who had previously collaborated on the plan for New York City’s Central Park, created the general plan for Riverside.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
According to the university's horticultural department website, professor Jerry Parsons and horticulturist Greg Grant, an alumnus of the class of 1984, were tasked with designing a Texas flag layout using bluebonnets to honor the state's sesquicentennial in 1986 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2025
And on Friday, after a morning celebrating its 149th Charter Day, the university launched its first celebration of its sesquicentennial and its vision for the future.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
The annual event began in 2019, the sesquicentennial of the year landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and architect Calvert Vaux, who had previously collaborated on the plan for New York City’s Central Park, created the general plan for Riverside.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
According to the university's horticultural department website, professor Jerry Parsons and horticulturist Greg Grant, an alumnus of the class of 1984, were tasked with designing a Texas flag layout using bluebonnets to honor the state's sesquicentennial in 1986 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2025
And on Friday, after a morning celebrating its 149th Charter Day, the university launched its first celebration of its sesquicentennial and its vision for the future.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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sesquicentennial
noun
ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al
ˌses-kwi-sen-ˈten-ē-əl
: a 150th anniversary or its celebration
sesquicentennial
adjective
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