tricentennial

tricentennial
/truy'sen ten"ee euhl/, adj.
1. pertaining to 300 years or a period of 300 years.
2. marking the completion of such a period: a tricentennial celebration.
n.
3. a 300th anniversary or its celebration.
[1880-85; TRI- + CENTENNIAL]

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