Definition of Diamond jubilee

1. Noun. An anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years.

Generic synonyms: Jubilee

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diamond Jubilee

diamond-shaped murmur
diamond carries
diamond carry
diamond cross
diamond crossing
diamond crossings
diamond crossover
diamond cutter
diamond cutters
diamond cutting instruments
diamond disk
diamond dust
diamond fuchsin
diamond in the rough
diamond jubilee (current term)
diamond junction
diamond lane
diamond lanes
diamond number
diamond paste
diamond plate
diamond point
diamond ring
diamond saw
diamond skin
diamond skin disease
diamond twill
diamond twills
diamond wedding

Literary usage of Diamond jubilee

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker (1907)
"II Ten years later, when the "Diamond" Jubilee was kept, much more attention was paid to the Colonial and Indian guests than had ever been done before. ..."

2. Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to by Edward Potts Cheyney (1922)
"... to borrow the words of Mr. Gladstone, "a union of hearts." That, as we take it, is the true meaning and significance of the queen's diamond jubilee. ..."

3. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1897)
"... Commemoration of THE diamond jubilee OF HM THE QUEEN, at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Great George Street, Westminster, March 16th to 19th, 1897. ..."

4. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low, Publishers' Circular, Sampson Low, Son and Marston (1898)
"/f&S PUBLISHERS' NOTE The present Volume of the ANNUAL CATALOGUE embraces the Works issued and recorded in the 60th or diamond jubilee Year of the ..."

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