The most common definition of the word centennial is the one hundredth anniversary of an event or the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of an event. The word centennial means pertaining to a period of one hundred years.
The word centennial is also used to define the Optimara variety. This is a species of large, standard violet (the flower) which is native to the African continent. It means about four inches (as per the standard pot-size). The centennial flowers are very light pink in colour and in the shape of stars. The leaves are medium green in colour and red on the reverse. It was introduced in the year 1992 to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the African Violet.
Centennial is the nickname given to the definitive issued by Canada in the years between 1967 and 1973. Canada's centennial anniversary was celebrated in the year 1967, which is also the year in which the Centennial stamps were issued for the first time.
The word centennial is also used to define the Optimara variety. This is a species of large, standard violet (the flower) which is native to the African continent. It means about four inches (as per the standard pot-size). The centennial flowers are very light pink in colour and in the shape of stars. The leaves are medium green in colour and red on the reverse. It was introduced in the year 1992 to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the African Violet.
Centennial is the nickname given to the definitive issued by Canada in the years between 1967 and 1973. Canada's centennial anniversary was celebrated in the year 1967, which is also the year in which the Centennial stamps were issued for the first time.
