Celebration

//ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən//

Synonyms for "celebration" (168 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Strong matches (50)

Related words (84)

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9 relation types

More general

10 entries

More specific

2 entries

Related terms

4 entries

causes desire

1 entries

derived

12 entries

derived from

1 entries

is a

3 entries

meronym

7 entries

related to

15 entries

Translations

164 translations across 65 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • selebrasie noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Arabic

4 entries
  • اِحْتِفَال noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • اِحْتِفَال noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • مَهْرَجَان noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • مِهْرَجَان noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Armenian

2 entries
  • հանդիսավորություն noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • հանդիսավորություն noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • bayram noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • bayram etmə noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • qeyd etmə noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • toy-bayram noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • свя́та noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • святкава́нне noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • святкава́нне noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • урачы́стасць noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)

Breton

1 entries
  • lid noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • възхва́ла noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)
  • пра́зник noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • празненство́ noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • празну́ване noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Catalan

1 entries
  • celebració noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 慶典 /庆典 noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • 慶祝 /庆祝 noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Czech

1 entries
  • oslava noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Danish

2 entries
  • fejring noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)
  • fest noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Dutch

4 entries
  • feest noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • festiviteit noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • fuif noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • gedachtenis noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • festo noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Estonian

1 entries
  • pidu noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Finnish

4 entries
  • juhla noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • juhla noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)
  • juhlat noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • juhlinta noun (observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities)

French

3 entries
  • célébration noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • célébration noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • fête noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Galician

2 entries
  • celebración noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • celebración noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ზეიმი noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

German

3 entries
  • Feier noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • Feier noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • Fest noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃 noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Greek

4 entries
  • γιορτή noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)
  • γιορτή noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • γλέντι noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • εορτή noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • selebrasyon noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • חֲגִיגָה noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)

Hindi

2 entries
  • उत्सव noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • जशन noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)

Italian

3 entries
  • celebrazione noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • festa noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • ricorrenza noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)

Japanese

4 entries
  • お祝い noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • お祝い noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • 慶祝 noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • 慶祝 noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Karelian

1 entries
  • pruazniekku noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • мейрам noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Korean

4 entries
  • 경축 noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • 경축 noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • 축제 noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • 축하 noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • майрам noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Ladino

2 entries
  • hiba noun (observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities)
  • moed noun (observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities)

Latin

1 entries
  • convīvium noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • празник noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • прослава noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Malay

1 entries
  • perayaan noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • ആഘോഷം noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)

Northern Sami

3 entries
  • feasta noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • riemut noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • ávvudeapmi noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • feiring noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • feiring noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • feiring noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • feiring noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Occitan

1 entries
  • celebracion noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Persian

2 entries
  • جشن noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • جشن noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Polish

4 entries
  • celebra noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • celebracja noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • uroczystość noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)
  • uroczystość noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • celebração noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • celebração noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • celebração noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Quechua

1 entries
  • raymi noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)

Romanian

4 entries
  • celebrare noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • celebrare noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)
  • celebrație noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • festivitate noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)

Russian

4 entries
  • восхвале́ние noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)
  • пра́зднество noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • пра́здник noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • пра́зднование noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)

Sango

1 entries
  • matanga noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • उत्सव noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • prȃznīk noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • prȍslava noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • svèčanōst noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)
  • пра̑знӣк noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Slovak

1 entries
  • oslava noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Slovene

1 entries
  • praznovanje noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Spanish

1 entries
  • celebración noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • fesa noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Swahili

3 entries
  • sherehe noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • sherehe noun (act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance)
  • sherehe noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Swedish

2 entries
  • fest noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • firande noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)

Tajik

2 entries
  • ҷашн noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • ҷашн noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Tamil

1 entries
  • கொண்டாட்டம் noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Tatar

1 entries
  • бәйрәм noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Turkish

3 entries
  • bayram noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • kutlama noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • kutlama noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • baýram noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • свя́то noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • святкува́ння noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)
  • святкува́ння noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
  • торжество́ noun (formal performance of a solemn rite)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • بايرام noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • bayram noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Welsh

1 entries
  • dathliad noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Wolof

1 entries
  • feet noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • שׂמחה noun (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

Sample sentences

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Mr Philips, along with some friends and neighbors, is planning a celebration.

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Please accept this gift for the celebration on your wedding.

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We gave a party in celebration of his 70th birthday.

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I feel a little guilty that I didn't invite him to join the celebration.

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