Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: souvenir
IPA transcription: [s,uvən'ɪɹ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: keepsake, souvenir, token, relic
    Meaning: something of sentimental value
Usage examples
  • In a relative measure, and in spite of the souvenir which we have just recalled, the exception is just.
  • "Here's another souvenir of your visit," shouted the young inventor, as he dashed the bucket of red paint down on the conspirators.
  • At length, when the naval power of the empire was firmly established, Peter conceived the idea of removing this skiff from Moscow to Petersburg, and consecrating it solemnly there as a sort of souvenir to be preserved forever in commemoration of the small beginnings from which all the naval greatness of the empire had sprung.