It was the coldest inaugural day in the nation's history.
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Inaugural
//ɪˈnɔːɡəɹəl//
Synonyms for "inaugural" (156 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
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31 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- встъпителен adj (marking a beginning)
- откриване noun (an inauguration)
- реч при откриване noun (formal speech)
Catalan
2 entries- inaugural adj (of inauguration)
- inaugural adj (marking a beginning)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 就任的 adj (of inauguration)
- 首次的 adj (marking a beginning)
- 就职演讲 noun (formal speech)
Finnish
4 entries- ensi adj (marking a beginning)
- ensimmäinen adj (marking a beginning)
- vihkiäiset adj (of inauguration)
- virkaanastujaiset adj (of inauguration)
French
4 entries- inaugural adj (of inauguration)
- inaugural adj (marking a beginning)
- discours d'investiture noun (formal speech)
- discours inaugural noun (formal speech)
Galician
1 entries- inaugural adj (of inauguration)
German
2 entries- Antritts adj (of inauguration)
- Eröffnungs adj (marking a beginning)
Italian
1 entries- inaugurale adj (of inauguration)
Portuguese
1 entries- inaugural adj (of inauguration)
Spanish
3 entries- inaugural adj (of inauguration)
- inaugural adj (marking a beginning)
- discurso inaugural noun (formal speech)
Turkish
1 entries- açılış adj (marking a beginning)
Welsh
1 entries- agoriadol adj (of inauguration)
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He was invited by the President to the White House inaugural ball.
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His inaugural speech moved her to tears.
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America’s first president, George Washington, gave the shortest inaugural address.
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