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nostalgia

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nos·tal·gi·a  (n-stlj, n-)
n.
1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.
2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness.

[Greek nostos, a return home; see nes-1 in Indo-European roots + -algia.]

nos·talgic (-jk) adj.
nos·talgi·cal·ly adv.
nos·talgist n.

nostalgia
Noun
1. a sentimental yearning for the past
2. homesickness [Greek nostos a return home + algios pain]
nostalgic adj
nostalgically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nostalgianostalgia - longing for something past          
longing, yearning, hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
homesickness - a longing to return home

nostalgia
Translations
nostalgia [nɔsˈtældʒɪə] nnostalgia

nostalgia [nɔsˈtældʒɪə] nnostalgie f

nostalgia [nɔsˈtældʒɪə] nNostalgie f

nostalgia [nɔsˈtældʒɪə] nnostalgia

nostalgia
n nostalgia [noˈstӕldʒə]
a longing for past times She felt a great nostalgia for her childhood. nostalgie حَنين إلى الوَطَن носталгия stesk, teskná touha nostalgi die Nostalgie νοσταλγία nostalgia hõllandus دلتنگى براى kaihomielisyys nostalgie נוֹסטַלגִיָה घटनाओं की यादें, गृह-विराम, विरह nostalgija,čežnja za domom nosztalgia nostalgia nostalgía, fortíðarþrá nostalgia 郷愁 향수, 노스탤지어 nostalgija, ilgesys nostalģija; ilgas nostalgia nostalgie nostalgi, lengsel tilbake til gamle dager tęsknota, nostalgia nostalgia nostalgie тоска по прошлому nostalgia hrepenenje nostalgija nostalgi ความคิดถึง geçmişe özlem, nostalji 懷舊之情 ностальгія ماضي کو ياد کرنے کي بيماري lòng hoài cổ 怀
adj noˈstalgic
nostalgies حَنيني إلى الوَطَن носталгичен nostalgický nostalgisk nostalgisch νοσταλγικός nostálgico hõllanduslik دلتنگ؛ غريب nostalginen nostalgique נוֹסטַלגִי गृह विरही nostalgičan honvágytól szenvedő; nosztalgikus rindu nostalgískur, angurvær nostalgico なつかしさにふける 향수의 nostalgiškas, ilgesingas nostalģisks; ilgpilns menimbulkan nostalgia nostalgisch nostalgisk, lengtende nostalgiczny nostálgico nostalgic тоскующий по прошлому nostalgický otožen nostalgičan nostalgisk ซึ่งคิดถึงบ้าน geçmişe özleme ait, nostaljik 懷舊的 ностальгічний ماضي کا رسيا thuộc về lòng hoài cổ 怀
adv noˈstalgically
nostalgies بِحَنِنِيَّةٍ إلى الوَطَن носталгично nostalgicky nostalgiskt nostalgisch νοσταλγικά nostálgicamente hõllanduslikult با دلتنگی kaihoisasti nostalgiquement בְּנוֹסטַלגִיָה गृह विरही nostalgičan nosztalgikusan penuh kerinduan á nostalgískan/angurværan hátt nostalgicamente なつかしさにふけって nostalgiškai nostalģiski; ilgpilni secara nostalgia nostalgisch nostalgisk, lengtende nostalgicznie nostalgicamente nostalgic с тоской по прошлому nostalgicky otožno nostalgično nostalgiskt อย่างคิดถึงบ้าน özlemle 懷舊地 ностальгічно ماضي سے محبت کے طور پر một cách lưu luyến 怀


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