Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A bimillennium.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a span of 2000 years.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to two thousand
  • adjective Happening every two thousand years
  • noun A two-thousandth anniversary

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the 2000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
  • noun a span of 2000 years

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Examples

  • I personally believe our flag should carry the lion and sun emblem as it is not related to any particular royalty and is rooted in Iran's bimillenary history but I would go with a tricolor flag for the moment until a civilized debate takes place in the free Iran at which point, I will passionately fight for the future of our flag via political means.

    How Iranians can unite against the Islamic Republic 2010

  • I personally believe our flag should carry the lion and sun emblem as it is not related to any particular royalty and is rooted in Iran's bimillenary history but I would go with a tricolor flag for the moment until a civilized debate takes place in the free Iran at which point, I will passionately fight for the future of our flag via political means.

    How Iranians can unite against the Islamic Republic 2010

  • I personally believe our flag should carry the lion and sun emblem as it is not related to any particular royalty and is rooted in Iran's bimillenary history but I would go with a tricolor flag for the moment until a civilized debate takes place in the free Iran at which point, I will passionately fight for the future of our flag via political means.

    Printing: How Iranians can unite against the Islamic Republic 2010

  • Hoping to close a troubled chapter in the nation's bimillenary history, Ethiopians on Monday anxiously awaited the long-delayed verdict in the genocide trial of former dictator Mengistu Haile

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

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