anniversary UK /ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/US /ˌænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/ noun3 •the date on which something important once happened, when it comes again in a later yearToday is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.A 'millennium' is a thousand-year anniversary. •Such a day that commemorates a wedding.We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today. •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).The occasion was the six-month anniversary of the Aug. 8 coup that brought General Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores to power. — 1984 formsanniversaries