JUBILEE


Meaning of JUBILEE in English

ju ‧ bi ‧ lee /ˈdʒuːbəliː, ˈdʒuːbɪliː, ˌdʒuːbəˈliː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: jubilé , from Late Latin jubilaeus , from Late Greek iobelaios , from Hebrew yobhel 'sheep's horn, jubilee' ; influenced by Latin jubilare ( ⇨ ↑ jubilant ) ]

a date that is celebrated because it is exactly 25 years, 50 years etc after an important event

⇨ ↑ diamond jubilee , ↑ golden jubilee , ↑ silver jubilee

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.