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jubilee

jooh buh lee

  • n  a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)

  • After a decade of divorces, deaths and PR disasters the Queen finds her golden jubilee is something to celebrate.
  • Behind the pillared portico of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater, built by an imperial czar, the imperial commissars held jubilee last week on the 26th anniversary of holy Lenin's death.
  • The Anti-Saloon League held its annual convention at Washington, celebrated the fourth anniversary of the 18th Amendment and its own 30th jubilee.
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  • Barack Obama in AFP
    This Republic Day is particularly special because it marks India?s Diamond Jubilee,Obama said in a statement marking Republic Day on Tuesday.
  • Manmohan Singh in Thaindian.com (blog)
    India would also begin construction of the first ever rail link to Bhutan, connecting Hashmmara to Phuentsholing, which would be called the "Golden Jubilee Rail Line", Dr. Singh said, adding that his discussions with the Bhutanese leadership had...
  • Dmitry Medvedev in Xinhua
    I congratulate you on the jubilee of the great victory,Medvedev said in an address to the guests and thousands of servicemen at the iconic square. "This war made us a strong nation ...... We have won not simply a military victory but also...

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