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quinquennial

[kwin-kwen-ee-uhl, kwing-] / kwɪnˈkwɛn i əl, kwɪŋ- /
ADJECTIVE
fifth
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He could emerge as head of the resurrected Central Financial Work Commission, when state leaders, regulators and top bankers gather for a quinquennial, closed-door national financial work conference.

From Reuters

Ms. Schultze-Bluhm, who went by just Ursula in her professional life, participated in big shows, like the quinquennial Documenta in Kassel, Germany, along with art giants like Andy Warhol.

From New York Times

Athens’s current reputation as an up-and-coming art hub was sealed in 2017, when the arts organization Documenta chose the city to serve, along with Kassel, Germany, as a host of its much-anticipated quinquennial exhibition.

From New York Times

When documenta, the quinquennial organized out of Kassel, Germany, chose Kabul as a satellite location for the 13th edition of the show in 2012, Mexican artist Mario García Torres highlighted Boetti’s legacy in his own installation.

From Los Angeles Times

Mohsin Taasha, an Afghan painter who has shown his work internationally — including documenta, the quinquennial based out of Kassel, Germany — was able to leave Afghanistan a few days prior to the fall of the Ghani government and is now in France.

From Los Angeles Times