platinum jubilee
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English
Noun
platinum jubilee (plural platinum jubilees)
- The platinum anniversary of a coronation, the 70th anniversary of a monarch's rule.
- 2022 February 6, Mark Landler, “Queen Elizabeth, anchor in a storm-tossed Britain, marks 70-year reign”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 6 February 2022:
- The 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne will be a good deal more earthbound: The 95-year-old monarch plans to spend a quiet Sunday at her country estate, Sandringham, where her father died on Feb. 6, 1952. Four days of festivities to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee are scheduled for June.
Usage notes
This jubilee is used in commemorative schemes where diamond jubilees are reckoned as the 60th rather than 75th anniversary of an event. In English, its use was popularized and particularly associated with the celebrations of the extremely long reign of Elizabeth II.
Coordinate terms
- silver jubilee (25th)
- ruby jubilee (40th)
- golden jubilee (50th)
- diamond jubilee (60/75th)
Translations
70th anniversary of a coronation — see also ruby anniversary