nostalgia

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /nɒˈstaldʒə/
• (America) IPA: /nɑˈstældʒə/, /nɔˈstældʒə/

Noun

nostalgia

1. A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
2. A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.
3. Reminiscence of the speaker's childhood or younger years.

Synonyms

• nostalgy

Antonyms

• nostopathy
• nostophobia

Translations

• French: nostalgie
• German: Nostalgie, Sehnsucht, Wehmut
• Italian: nostalgia
• Portuguese: nostalgia, saudade
• Russian: ностальги́я
• Spanish: nostalgia, añoranza

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