Also means
hundredth anniversary
Usage Note
Centenario as a noun marks a hundredth anniversary, or a person who has reached 100 years of age (un centenario = a centenarian). As an adjective it means 'hundred-year-old' (un árbol centenario). The related bicentenario marks 200 years.
Examples
"La ciudad celebró el centenario de su fundación."
Natural Translation
The city celebrated the centenary of its founding.
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