SOUVENIR


Meaning of SOUVENIR in English

/ ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(r); NAmE -ˈnɪr; ˈsuːvənɪr/ noun

a thing that you buy and/or keep to remind yourself of a place, an occasion or a holiday / vacation; something that you bring back for other people when you have been on holiday / vacation

SYN memento :

I bought the ring as a souvenir of Greece.

a souvenir shop

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French , from souvenir remember, from Latin subvenire occur to the mind.

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