At the inauguration ceremony a plaque was unveiled in honor of the founder.
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Inauguration
//ɪˌnɔːɡ(j)ʊˈɹeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "inauguration" (99 found)
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13 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 34 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَنْصِيب noun (act of inaugurating)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- inaqurasiya noun (act of inaugurating)
Belarusian
1 entries- інаўгура́цыя noun (act of inaugurating)
Bulgarian
2 entries- въвеждане в длъжност noun (act of inaugurating)
- откриване noun (formal beginning)
Catalan
1 entries- inauguració noun (act of inaugurating)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 就職 /就职 noun (act of inaugurating)
- 就職典禮 /就职典礼 noun (act of inaugurating)
Czech
1 entries- inaugurace noun (act of inaugurating)
Danish
1 entries- indvielse noun (act of inaugurating)
Dutch
1 entries- inhuldiging noun (act of inaugurating)
Estonian
1 entries- inauguratsioon noun (act of inaugurating)
Finnish
2 entries- vihkiminen noun (formal beginning)
- virkaan astuminen noun (act of inaugurating)
French
3 entries- inauguration noun (act of inaugurating)
- inauguration noun (formal beginning)
- investiture noun (act of inaugurating)
Galician
1 entries- inauguración noun (act of inaugurating)
Georgian
1 entries- ინაუგურაცია noun (act of inaugurating)
German
2 entries- Amtseinführung noun (act of inaugurating)
- Inauguration noun (act of inaugurating)
Hindi
2 entries- उद्घाटन noun (act of inaugurating)
- उद्घाटन noun (formal beginning)
Hungarian
1 entries- beiktatás noun (act of inaugurating)
Irish
1 entries- oirniú noun (act of inaugurating)
Italian
1 entries- inaugurazione noun (act of inaugurating)
Japanese
2 entries- 就任 noun (act of inaugurating)
- 就職 noun (act of inaugurating)
Korean
1 entries- 취임 noun (act of inaugurating)
Marathi
1 entries- उद्घाटन noun (act of inaugurating)
Māori
1 entries- whakaoatitanga noun (act of inaugurating)
Polish
1 entries- inauguracja noun (act of inaugurating)
Portuguese
3 entries- entrância noun (formal beginning)
- inauguração noun (act of inaugurating)
- tomada de posse noun (formal beginning)
Romanian
1 entries- inaugurare noun (act of inaugurating)
Russian
3 entries- вступле́ние в до́лжность noun (act of inaugurating)
- инаугура́ция noun (act of inaugurating)
- торже́ственное откры́тие noun (formal beginning)
Slovak
1 entries- inaugurácia noun (act of inaugurating)
Spanish
3 entries- inauguración noun (formal beginning)
- investidura noun (act of inaugurating)
- toma de posesión noun (act of inaugurating)
Swedish
1 entries- installation noun (act of inaugurating)
Tagalog
1 entries- pagpapasinaya noun (act of inaugurating)
Ukrainian
1 entries- інавгура́ція noun (act of inaugurating)
Urdu
1 entries- اِفْتِتَاح noun (act of inaugurating)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nhậm chức noun (act of inaugurating)
Sample sentences
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His inauguration speech will be effectively a valediction to our hopes.
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Every four years, Americans pause for Inauguration Day to witness a hallmark of American democracy — the peaceful transfer of power.
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Lady Gaga sang the national anthem at Joe Biden's inauguration.
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