Phrase guide

symphony orchestra

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: orkestra simfonike — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Arabic: أُورْكِسْتْرَا سِّمْفُونِي (ʔūrkistrā simfūnī) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Armenian: սիմֆոնիկ նվագախումբ (simfonik nvagaxumb) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Azerbaijani: simfonik orkestri — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Belarusian: сімфанічны аркестр (simfaničny arkjestr) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Bulgarian: симфоничен оркестър (simfoničen orkestǎr) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Buryat: симфоническа оркестр (simfoničjeska orkjestr) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Catalan: filharmònic — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Catalan: orquestra simfònica — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交響樂團 /交响乐团 (jiāoxiǎngyuètuán) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Czech: symfonický orchestr — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Danish: symfoniorkester — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Dutch: symfonieorkest — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Esperanto: simfoniorkestro — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Estonian: sümfooniaorkester — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Finnish: sinfoniaorkesteri — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • French: philharmonique — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • French: orchestre symphonique — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Galician: orquestra sinfónica — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Georgian: სიმფონიური ორკესტრი (simponiuri orḳesṭri) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Georgian: ფილარმონიული ორკესტრი (pilarmoniuli orḳesṭri) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • German: Philharmoniker — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • German: Philharmonie — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • German: Sinfonieorchester — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Greek: συμφωνική ορχήστρα (symfonikí orchístra) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Greenlandic: nipilersoqatigiissuit — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Hebrew: תזמורת סימפונית (tizmorét simfónit) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Hungarian: szimfonikus zenekar — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Icelandic: sinfóníuhljómsveit — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Indonesian: orkes simfoni — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Irish: ceolfhoireann shiansach — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Italian: orchestra sinfonica — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Italian: filarmonica — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Japanese: 交響楽団 (kōkyōgakudan) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Korean: 심포니 오케스트라 (simponi okeseuteura) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Latvian: simfoniskais orķestris — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Lithuanian: simfoninis orkestras — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Macedonian: симфониски орке́стар (simfoniski orkéstar) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Macedonian: филхармониски орке́стар (filharmoniski orkéstar) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Macedonian: филхармонија (filharmonija) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Malay: orkestra simfoni — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Maltese: orkestra sinfonika — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Māori: rāngai puoro tuatini — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Norwegian Bokmål: symfoniorkester — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: symfoniorkester — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Persian: ارکستر سمفونی (orkestr samfoni) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Polish: orkiestra symfoniczna — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Portuguese: filarmônica — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Portuguese: orquestra sinfônica — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Portuguese: orquestra sinfónica — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Romanian: orchestră simfonică — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Russian: симфони́ческий орке́стр (simfoníčeskij orkéstr) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Serbo-Croatian: симфонијски оркестар — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Serbo-Croatian: simfonijski orkestar — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Slovak: symfonický orchester — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Slovene: simfonični orkester — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Spanish: orquesta sinfónica — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Spanish: filarmónica — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Swedish: symfoniorkester — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Thai: ซิมโฟนีออร์เคสตร้า (sim-foo-nii-ɔɔ-kêet-dtraa) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Turkish: senfoni orkestrası — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Ukrainian: симфоні́чний орке́стр (symfoníčnyj orkéstr) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Vietnamese: dàn nhạc giao hưởng — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music
  • Yakut: симфоническай оркестр (simfoničeskay orkestr) — large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music