Phrase guide

opening ceremony

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: closing ceremony

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: açılış mərasimi — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Catalan: cerimònia d'inauguració — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開幕式 /开幕式 (kāimùshì) — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Danish: åbningsceremoni — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Dutch: openingsceremonie — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Esperanto: malferma ceremonio — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Finnish: avajaiset — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Finnish: avajaisseremonia — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • French: cérémonie d'ouverture — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Galician: cerimonia de apertura — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • German: Eröffnungsfeier — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • German: Eröffnungsparty — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • German: Eröffnungszeremonie — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Hindi: इफ़्तिताह (iftitāh) — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Hindi: उद्घाटन समारोह (udghāṭan samāroh) — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Hungarian: nyitóünnepség — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Italian: cerimonia di apertura — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Japanese: 開会式 — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Japanese: 開會式 (kaikaishiki) — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Japanese: 開幕式 (kaimakushiki) — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Korean: 개회식 (gaehoesik) — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Korean: 개막식 (gaemaksik) — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Persian: افتتاحیه (iftitāhiyya, eftetâhiyye) — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Polish: ceremonia otwarcia — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Spanish: ceremonia de apertura — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Swedish: öppningsceremoni — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Swedish: invigningsceremoni — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Tagalog: palatuntunan sa pagbubukas — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Tamil: திறப்புவிழா (tiṟappuviḻā) — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Turkish: açılış töreni — ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event