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A large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we heard the Vienna symphony
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: symphony, philharmonic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: orchestra
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
orkestra simfonike
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Arabic:
أُورْكِسْتْرَا سِّمْفُونِي
(ʔūrkistrā simfūnī)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Armenian:
սիմֆոնիկ նվագախումբ
(simfonik nvagaxumb)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Azerbaijani:
simfonik orkestri
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Belarusian:
сімфанічны аркестр
(simfaničny arkjestr)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Bulgarian:
симфоничен оркестър
(simfoničen orkestǎr)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Buryat:
симфоническа оркестр
(simfoničjeska orkjestr)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Catalan:
filharmònic
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Catalan:
orquestra simfònica
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Chinese Mandarin:
交響樂團 /交响乐团
(jiāoxiǎngyuètuán)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Czech:
symfonický orchestr
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Danish:
symfoniorkester
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Dutch:
symfonieorkest
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Esperanto:
simfoniorkestro
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Estonian:
sümfooniaorkester
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Finnish:
sinfoniaorkesteri
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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French:
philharmonique
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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French:
orchestre symphonique
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Galician:
orquestra sinfónica
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Georgian:
სიმფონიური ორკესტრი
(simponiuri orḳesṭri)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Georgian:
ფილარმონიული ორკესტრი
(pilarmoniuli orḳesṭri)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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German:
Philharmoniker
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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German:
Philharmonie
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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German:
Sinfonieorchester
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Greek:
συμφωνική ορχήστρα
(symfonikí orchístra)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Greenlandic:
nipilersoqatigiissuit
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Hebrew:
תזמורת סימפונית
(tizmorét simfónit)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Hungarian:
szimfonikus zenekar
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Icelandic:
sinfóníuhljómsveit
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Indonesian:
orkes simfoni
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Irish:
ceolfhoireann shiansach
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Italian:
orchestra sinfonica
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Italian:
filarmonica
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Japanese:
交響楽団
(kōkyōgakudan)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Korean:
심포니 오케스트라
(simponi okeseuteura)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Latvian:
simfoniskais orķestris
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Lithuanian:
simfoninis orkestras
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Macedonian:
симфониски орке́стар
(simfoniski orkéstar)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Macedonian:
филхармониски орке́стар
(filharmoniski orkéstar)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Macedonian:
филхармонија
(filharmonija)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Malay:
orkestra simfoni
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Maltese:
orkestra sinfonika
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Māori:
rāngai puoro tuatini
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Norwegian Bokmål:
symfoniorkester
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
symfoniorkester
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Persian:
ارکستر سمفونی
(orkestr samfoni)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Polish:
orkiestra symfoniczna
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Portuguese:
filarmônica
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Portuguese:
orquestra sinfônica
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Portuguese:
orquestra sinfónica
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Romanian:
orchestră simfonică
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Russian:
симфони́ческий орке́стр
(simfoníčeskij orkéstr)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Serbo-Croatian:
симфонијски оркестар
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Serbo-Croatian:
simfonijski orkestar
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Slovak:
symfonický orchester
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Slovene:
simfonični orkester
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Spanish:
orquesta sinfónica
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Spanish:
filarmónica
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Swedish:
symfoniorkester
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Thai:
ซิมโฟนีออร์เคสตร้า
(sim-foo-nii-ɔɔ-kêet-dtraa)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Turkish:
senfoni orkestrası
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Ukrainian:
симфоні́чний орке́стр
(symfoníčnyj orkéstr)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Vietnamese:
dàn nhạc giao hưởng
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
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Yakut:
симфоническай оркестр
(simfoničeskay orkestr)
— large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music