/ 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.