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anniversary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌanɪˈvɛːs(ə)ɹi/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
/-ɾi/ (Scotland)
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/ˌanɪˈvøːs(ə)ɾi/ (Wales)
/ˌanɪˈvəːs(ə)ɹi/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˌænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˌɛnɪˈvøːs(ə)ɾi/ (New-Zealand)
/ˌanɪˈvɛɾs(ə)ɾe/ (Scotland)
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/ˌanɪˈveːs(ə)ɹi/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˌænəˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/ (Canada, General-American)
/-ɾɪ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversāria (diēs), anniversārium, from anniversārius (“yearly”), from annus (“year”) + versus, past participle of vertere (“to turn”).

Meanings

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
- Today, our Nation celebrates the 81st anniversary of Imperial Japan’s unconditional surrender—the moment American might brought the Second World War to its end in complete and total victory. 2026 August 17, Donald J. Trump, “Presidential Message on the Anniversary of Winning World War II”, in The White House, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026:
- Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.
- To some extent all anniversaries derive their significance from testing, from contemplating this observation, especially when it concerns cultures as radically different as those of Aboriginal Australia before first contact (and since), and of Georgian England. 2020, Angus Trumble, On Endeavour in Australian Waters, National Museum of Australia, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2022:
- As we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we must seize this moment to build a genuine culture of free expression for all. 2026 July 1, Fabiola Cineas, “‘The next 250 years belong to all of us’: Seven activists on rebuilding the US”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2026:
- A 'millennium' is a thousand-year anniversary.
(especially) A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years. ▸ Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
- We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.
(broadly) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
- Jonathon proposed to his [Jess's] mom on their three-month anniversary of meeting and married her on their fourth. 2006, DB Schrock, Soulmonger Dot Com, page 28:
- In a thinly veiled threat to Saddam Hussein, President George Bush marked the six-month anniversary of September 11th by reiterating America's commitment to prevent rogue countries obtaining weapons of mass destruction. 2002 March 14, ‘Politics this Week’, The Economist:
- The occasion was the six-month anniversary of the Aug. 8 coup that brought General Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores to power. 1984 February 27, “Never Mind the Tranquil Facade”, in Time:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
anniversaries	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (157)

ht anivèsè (day an exact number of years since an event) · rsk рочнїца (day an exact number of years since an event) · ckb ساڵوەگەڕ (day an exact number of years since an event) · pam caialdauanan (day an exact number of years since an event) · be юбіле́й (day an exact number of years since an event) · id ulang tahun (day an exact number of years since an event) · ar عِيد سَنَوِيّ (day an exact number of years since an event) · fa-ira سالْگَرْد (day an exact number of years since an event) · pl rocznica ślubu (wedding anniversary) · fi vuosipäivä (day an exact number of years since an event) · lt jubiliejus (day an exact number of years since an event) · hi सालगिरह (day an exact number of years since an event) · sv årsdag (day an exact number of years since an event) · pt aniversário de casamento (wedding anniversary) · ca aniversari de noces (wedding anniversary) · pt bodas (wedding anniversary) · is dánarafmæli (day an exact number of years since an event) · lt metinės (day an exact number of years since an event) · sl obletnica (day an exact number of years since an event) · el επέτειος (day an exact number of years since an event) · de Hochzeitstag (wedding anniversary) · tg солона (day an exact number of years since an event) · mr वाढदिवस (day an exact number of years since an event) · alt јылдык (day an exact number of years since an event) · pl aniwersarz (day an exact number of years since an event) · ru годовщи́на (wedding anniversary) · cs výročí svatby (wedding anniversary) · ko 기념제 (day an exact number of years since an event) · ru юбиле́й (day an exact number of years since an event) · cy penblwydd priodas (wedding anniversary) · km ថ្ងៃខួប (day an exact number of years since an event) · de Jahrestag (day an exact number of years since an event) · sw maadhimisho ya miaka (day an exact number of years since an event) · hi जयंती (day an exact number of years since an event) · ga cothrom an lae (day an exact number of years since an event) · fa-ira سالْروز (day an exact number of years since an event) · cmn 週年 /周年 (day an exact number of years since an event) · ms ulang tahun (day an exact number of years since an event) · uz yillik (day an exact number of years since an event) · eo jubileo (wedding anniversary) · nb jubileum (day an exact number of years since an event) · sh јубѝлеј (day an exact number of years since an event) · pdt Joaresdach (day an exact number of years since an event) · af herdenking (day an exact number of years since an event) · gl aniversario (day an exact number of years since an event) · es aniversario (day an exact number of years since an event) · mt anniversarju (day an exact number of years since an event) · ru годовщи́на (day an exact number of years since an event) · lv jubileja (day an exact number of years since an event) · kk мерейтой (day an exact number of years since an event) · cs výročí (day an exact number of years since an event) · vi ngày kỷ niệm (day an exact number of years since an event) · lo ຄົບຮອບ (day an exact number of years since an event) · ceb anibersaryo (day an exact number of years since an event) · nb årsdag (day an exact number of years since an event) · ja アニバーサリー (day an exact number of years since an event) · ja 周年 (day an exact number of years since an event) · sh òbljetnica (day an exact number of years since an event) · kn ವಾರ್ಷಿಕೋತ್ಸವ (day an exact number of years since an event) · hy տարեդարձ (day an exact number of years since an event) · sh го̀дишњица (day an exact number of years since an event) · tr yıl dönümü (day an exact number of years since an event) · hi वर्षगाँठ (day an exact number of years since an event) · is dánardægur (day an exact number of years since an event) · la natalis (wedding anniversary) · fa-ira سالْگَرْدِ اِزْدِوَاج (wedding anniversary) · mnc ᠪᠠᡵᡠᠨ (day an exact number of years since an event) · ka დაბადების დღე (day an exact number of years since an event) · pl rocznica (day an exact number of years since an event) · be гадаві́на (day an exact number of years since an event) · pam kayaldawan (day an exact number of years since an event) · ko 기념일 (day an exact number of years since an event) · pam anibersaryu (day an exact number of years since an event) · fr anniversaire (day an exact number of years since an event) · cy pen-blwydd (day an exact number of years since an event) · az ildönümü (day an exact number of years since an event) · ug يىللىق (day an exact number of years since an event) · mi huritau (day an exact number of years since an event) · gl aniversario de voda (wedding anniversary) · mk годишнина (day an exact number of years since an event) · gd cuimhneachan bliadhnail (day an exact number of years since an event) · is ártíð (day an exact number of years since an event) · ar يُوبِيل (day an exact number of years since an event) · my နှစ်ပတ်လည်နေ့ (day an exact number of years since an event) · cy cyfenw (day an exact number of years since an event) · is brúðkaupsafmæli (wedding anniversary) · nl jubileum (day an exact number of years since an event) · id hari ulang tahun (day an exact number of years since an event) · hy տարելից (day an exact number of years since an event) · ro aniversare (day an exact number of years since an event) · ky жылдык (day an exact number of years since an event) · mn ойн баяр (day an exact number of years since an event) · da årsdag (day an exact number of years since an event) · hu évforduló (day an exact number of years since an event) · el επέτειος γάμου (wedding anniversary) · sh о̀бљетница (day an exact number of years since an event) · krl svuad'bupäivy (wedding anniversary) · da bryllupsdag (wedding anniversary) · la natalis (day an exact number of years since an event) · pl gody (wedding anniversary) · krl vuozipäivy (day an exact number of years since an event) · yi יאָרטאָג (day an exact number of years since an event) · crh yıldönüm (day an exact number of years since an event) · fur inovâl (day an exact number of years since an event) · io aniversario (day an exact number of years since an event) · fi hääpäivä (wedding anniversary) · sq përvjetor (day an exact number of years since an event) · ca aniversari (day an exact number of years since an event) · hu házassági évforduló (wedding anniversary) · bg годи́шнина (day an exact number of years since an event) · pt aniversário (day an exact number of years since an event) · cmn 紀念日 /纪念日 (day an exact number of years since an event) · pam kayaldawanan (day an exact number of years since an event) · sea ulag tahut (day an exact number of years since an event) · uk ювіле́й (day an exact number of years since an event) · ko 주년 (day an exact number of years since an event) · be ро́чніца (day an exact number of years since an event) · kk жылдық (day an exact number of years since an event) · de Jubiläum (day an exact number of years since an event) · ps سالګره (day an exact number of years since an event) · grc ἐνιαυτός (day an exact number of years since an event) · bg юбиле́й (day an exact number of years since an event) · sk výročie (day an exact number of years since an event) · th วันฉลองครบรอบ (day an exact number of years since an event) · wa aniviersaire (day an exact number of years since an event) · fr anniversaire de mariage (wedding anniversary) · kmr salveger (day an exact number of years since an event) · tg солрӯз (day an exact number of years since an event) · ja 記念日 (day an exact number of years since an event) · tg солгард (day an exact number of years since an event) · ja 結婚記念日 (wedding anniversary) · et aastapäev (day an exact number of years since an event) · hu születésnap (day an exact number of years since an event) · lv gadadiena (day an exact number of years since an event) · is afmæli (day an exact number of years since an event) · eu urteurrena (day an exact number of years since an event) · nb bryllupsdag (wedding anniversary) · ka წლისთავი (day an exact number of years since an event) · it anniversario (day an exact number of years since an event) · tl anibersaryo (day an exact number of years since an event) · fa-ira سالْگَرْد (wedding anniversary) · tr evlilik yıldönümü (wedding anniversary) · sh jubìlej (day an exact number of years since an event) · ur شادی کی سالْگِرَہْ (wedding anniversary) · hy հոբելյան (day an exact number of years since an event) · sk výročie svadby (wedding anniversary) · eo datreveno (day an exact number of years since an event) · kmr salroj (day an exact number of years since an event) · pam caialdauan (day an exact number of years since an event) · sh gòdišnjica (day an exact number of years since an event) · lo ວັນຄົບຮອບປີເກີດ (day an exact number of years since an event) · uk річни́ця (day an exact number of years since an event) · sv bröllopsdag (wedding anniversary) · th วันครบรอบปี (day an exact number of years since an event) · ru юбиле́й (wedding anniversary) · fur aniversari (day an exact number of years since an event) · ur سالْگِرَہْ (day an exact number of years since an event)

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