Commemoration

//kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən//

Synonyms for "commemoration" (86 found)

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Translations

30 translations across 21 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • напомняне noun (act of commemorating)

Catalan

1 entries
  • commemoració noun (act of commemorating)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • یاد noun (act of commemorating)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 紀念 /纪念 noun (act of commemorating)

Dutch

2 entries
  • gedachtenis noun (act of commemorating)
  • herdenking noun (act of commemorating)

Finnish

2 entries
  • muistaminen noun (act of commemorating)
  • muistotilaisuus noun (act of commemorating)

French

1 entries
  • commémoration noun (act of commemorating)

Galician

1 entries
  • conmemoración noun (act of commemorating)

German

2 entries
  • Gedenken noun (act of commemorating)
  • Gedenkveranstaltung noun (act of commemorating)

Irish

1 entries
  • cuimhneachán noun (act of commemorating)

Italian

4 entries
  • commemorazione noun (act of commemorating)
  • memoria noun (act of commemorating)
  • ricordo noun (act of commemorating)
  • rievocazione noun (act of commemorating)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 記念 noun (act of commemorating)

Latin

1 entries
  • commemorātiō noun (act of commemorating)

Māori

2 entries
  • whakamaharatanga noun (act of commemorating)
  • whakamaumaharatanga noun (act of commemorating)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • usherehi noun (act of commemorating)

Polish

1 entries
  • upamiętnienie noun (act of commemorating)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • comemoração noun (act of commemorating)

Russian

2 entries
  • поминове́ние noun (act of commemorating)
  • пра́зднование noun (act of commemorating)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • cuimhneachadh noun (act of commemorating)
  • cuimhneachan noun (act of commemorating)

Spanish

1 entries
  • conmemoración noun (act of commemorating)

Turkish

1 entries
  • anma noun (act of commemorating)

Sample sentences

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There are many superstitions connected with the coming of Christmas itself. The bees are said to sing, the cattle to kneel, in honor of the manger, and the sheep to go in procession in commemoration of the visit of the angel to the shepherds.

Source: tatoeba (5681816)

French President Emmanuel Macron pays his respects by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the World War I, at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, Nov. 11, 2018.

Source: tatoeba (7453352)

West Point cadets pose before a commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, Nov. 11, 2018.

Source: tatoeba (7453357)

“Some countries have rolled back laws that protect women from violence; others are reducing civic space; still others are pursuing economic and immigration policies that indirectly discriminate against women,” Antonio Guterres warned at a commemoration ahead of International Women’s Day.

Source: tatoeba (8603410)

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