Complete Definition of "souvenir"

see|Souvenir
English
Image:Souvenirs.jpg|thumb|Souvenirs from around the world. Clockwise from top, [State Building|Empire State Building, New York City, New York, USA; w:Leaning Tower of Pisa|Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; w:Queen's Guard|Queen's Guards, London, United Kingdom; w:Eiffel Tower|Eiffel Tower, Paris, France.]
Alternative spellings
souvenier

Pronunciation
IPA|/su�vn̩ɪ�/

Etymology
From F. souvenir.

Noun
en-noun

  1. An item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location; sometimes a cheaply-made item sold for a high price.

Translations
trans-top|an item of sentimental value to remember an event or location
Chinese
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�念�|纪念� (jìniànp�n)
:Min Nan: zh-ts|�念�|纪念� (kí-li�m-phín)
Dutch: aandenken n, souvenir n
Finnish: matkamuisto, muistoesine
French: #French|souvenir m
German: Souvenir n
Hungarian: szuvenír
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Japanese: ��
Korean: �물
Polish: pami�tka f
Portuguese: suvenir m
Serbian: uspomena f
Spanish: recuerdo m
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French

Etymology
From L. subvenire.

Verb
se souvenir

  1. reflexive To remember#Verb|remember

Noun
fr-noun|m

  1. memory (mental picture).

#: Je n'ai pas le souvenir de t'avoir dit ça...

  1. #English|souvenir

#: J'ai ramené un souvenir de Paris.

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