celebration

See also: célébration

English

Etymology

From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛlɪˈbɹeɪʃən/
Audio (UK) (file)
(US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛləˈbɹeɪʃən/, /ˌsɛlˈbɹeɪʃən/
Hyphenation: cel‧e‧bra‧tion
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

celebration (countable and uncountable, plural celebrations)

The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
We will attend the Christmas celebration in church.
The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
She jumped in the air in celebration.
A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.
We're having a little celebration tomorrow for Martin's scholarship.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

formal performance of a solemn rite

Arabic: اِحْتِفَال m (iḥtifāl)
Armenian: հանդիսավորություն (hy) (handisavorutʿyun)
Azerbaijani: bayram etmə, toy-bayram, təntənə
Belarusian: святкава́нне n (svjatkavánnje)
Bulgarian: че́стване n (čéstvane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 慶典／庆典 (zh) (qìngdiǎn)
Dutch: viering (nl) f
Finnish: juhla (fi)
French: célébration (fr) f
Galician: celebración (gl) f
German: Feier (de) f
Hindi: जशन (hi) (jaśan)
Italian: celebrazione (it) f, ricorrenza (it) f
Japanese: お祝い (おいわい, o-iwai), 祝賀 (ja) (しゅくが, shukuga), 慶祝 (ja) (けいしゅく, keishuku)
Korean: 축하(祝賀) (ko) (chukha), 경축(慶祝) (ko) (gyeongchuk)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: feiring (no) m or f

Nynorsk: feiring f
Persian: جشن (fa) (jašn)
Polish: celebracja (pl) f, celebra (pl) f
Portuguese: celebração (pt) f
Quechua: raymi (qu)
Romanian: celebrare (ro) f, celebrație (ro) f (rare), sărbătorire (ro) f
Russian: пра́зднование (ru) n (prázdnovanije), торжество́ (ru) n (toržestvó), че́ствование (ru) n (čéstvovanije)
Swahili: sherehe (sw)
Swedish: firande (sv) n
Tajik: ҷашн (tg) (jašn)
Turkish: kutlama (tr)
Ukrainian: святкува́ння n (svjatkuvánnja), торжество́ n (toržestvó)

observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities

Finnish: juhlinta (fi), vietto (fi)
Ladino: moed, hiba (Haketia)

act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance

Belarusian: урачы́стасць f (uračýstascʹ)
Bulgarian: че́стване n (čéstvane), просла́ва (bg) f (prosláva), възхва́ла (bg) f (vǎzhvála)
Danish: fejring c
Dutch: gedachtenis (nl), herdenking (nl), viering (nl) f
Finnish: juhla (fi)
Greek: γιορτή (el) f (giortí)
Hebrew: חֲגִיגָה (he) f (khagigá)
Malayalam: ആഘോഷം (ml) (āghōṣaṁ)
Polish: uroczystość (pl) f
Romanian: festivitate (ro) f, celebrare (ro) f
Russian: че́ствование (ru) n (čéstvovanije), прославле́ние (ru) n (proslavlénije), восхвале́ние (ru) n (vosxvalénije)
Sanskrit: उत्सव (sa) m (utsava)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: свѐчано̄ст f

Roman: svèčanōst (sh) f
Swahili: sherehe (sw)
Ukrainian: урочи́стість f (uročýstistʹ)

social gathering for entertainment and fun

Afrikaans: selebrasie
Arabic: اِحْتِفَال m (iḥtifāl), مِهْرَجَان m (mihrajān), مَهْرَجَان m (mahrajān)
Armenian: հանդիսավորություն (hy) (handisavorutʿyun)
Azerbaijani: bayram (az), şənlik (az), qeyd etmə, toy-bayram
Belarusian: святкава́нне n (svjatkavánnje), свя́та n (svjáta), урачы́стасць f (uračýstascʹ)
Breton: lid (br) m
Bulgarian: тържество́ (bg) n (tǎržestvó), празну́ване n (praznúvane), пра́зненство (bg) n (práznenstvo), пра́зник (bg) m (práznik)
Catalan: celebració (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 慶祝／庆祝 (zh) (qìngzhù)
Czech: oslava (cs) f
Danish: fest (da) c
Dutch: festiviteit (nl), feest (nl), fuif (nl), viering (nl) f
Esperanto: festo
Estonian: pidu (et)
Finnish: juhlat (fi) pl
French: célébration (fr) f, fête (fr) f
Galician: celebración (gl) f
Georgian: ზეიმი (zeimi)
German: Feier (de) f, Fest (de) n
Gothic: 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃 f (dulþs)
Greek: γιορτή (el) f (giortí), εορτή (el) f (eortí) (formally), γλέντι (el) n (glénti) (colloquially)
Haitian Creole: selebrasyon
Hindi: उत्सव (hi) m (utsav)
Italian: festa (it) f
Japanese: お祝い (おいわい, o-iwai), 祝賀 (ja) (しゅくが, shukuga), 慶祝 (ja) (けいしゅく, keishuku)
Karelian: pruazniekku
Kazakh: мейрам (meiram)
Korean: 축하(祝賀) (ko) (chukha), 축제(祝祭) (ko) (chukje), 경축(慶祝) (ko) (gyeongchuk)
Kyrgyz: майрам (ky) (mayram)
Latin: convīvium n
Macedonian: празник m (praznik), прослава f (proslava)
Malay: perayaan (ms)
Northern Sami: ávvudeapmi, feasta, riemut pl
Norwegian:
Bokmål: feiring (no) m or f

Nynorsk: feiring f
Occitan: celebracion (oc) f
Persian: جشن (fa) (jašn)
Polish: uroczystość (pl) f, świętowanie (pl) n
Portuguese: celebração (pt) f, celebração (pt) f
Romanian: sărbătoare (ro) f, petrecere (ro) f, serbare (ro) f
Russian: пра́зднование (ru) n (prázdnovanije), пра́здник (ru) m (prázdnik), торжество́ (ru) n (toržestvó), пра́зднество (ru) n (prázdnestvo)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: пра̑знӣк m, про̏слава f

Roman: prȃznīk (sh) m, prȍslava (sh) f
Slovak: oslava f
Slovene: praznovanje n
Spanish: celebración (es) f
Sranan Tongo: fesa
Swahili: sherehe (sw)
Swedish: fest (sv)
Tajik: ҷашн (tg) (jašn)
Tamil: கொண்டாட்டம் (ta) (koṇṭāṭṭam)
Tatar: бәйрәм (tt) (bäyräm)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: kutlama (tr), bayram (tr)
Turkmen: baýram (tk)
Ukrainian: святкува́ння n (svjatkuvánnja), свя́то n (svjáto), урочи́стість f (uročýstistʹ)
Uyghur: بايرام (bayram)
Uzbek: bayram (uz)
Welsh: dathliad (cy) m
Wolof: feet
Yiddish: שׂמחה f (simkhe)

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