souvenir
noun
sou·ve·nir ˈsü-və-ˌnir 
ˌsü-və-ˈnir
: something kept as a reminder (as of a place one has visited)
a souvenir of her travels
a souvenir shop
Synonyms
- commemorative
- keepsake
- memento
- memorial
- monument
- remembrance
- reminder
- token
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Example Sentences
When I went to the Super Bowl, I kept my ticket stub as a souvenir. kept their love letters as souvenirs of their courtship
Recent Examples on the Web My favorite souvenir to take home from Seoul, South Korea is a manicure. 
Devon Abelman, Allure, 9 Aug. 2022 There are ample opportunities across the islands to learn a traditional craft from a local and take home your own souvenir. Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2022 Hammel purchased a piece of the souvenir wall for $100. Rodney Ho, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 Passholders also get a free souvenir refillable drink bottle next year. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 In fact, souvenir squirreling reached its apex during the 18th and 19th centuries, when people of means embarked on Grand Tours, those bygone rites of passage. Lynn Yaeger, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2022 Newcomers should definitely also check out the food (think Kalua pork and coconut shrimp) and take-home souvenir mugs. Allison Jack, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022 The spacecraft’s souvenir from Bennu is the largest sample collected by a NASA mission since lunar rocks were brought back by Apollo astronauts. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 The pieces range from wrap skirts and minimal black swimwear to a strappy sandal and lightweight dresses, all in The Row's reliably minimalist palette (the better to emphasize your decidedly non-touristy souvenir bag, of course). Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Devon Abelman, Allure, 9 Aug. 2022 There are ample opportunities across the islands to learn a traditional craft from a local and take home your own souvenir. Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2022 Hammel purchased a piece of the souvenir wall for $100. Rodney Ho, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 Passholders also get a free souvenir refillable drink bottle next year. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 In fact, souvenir squirreling reached its apex during the 18th and 19th centuries, when people of means embarked on Grand Tours, those bygone rites of passage. Lynn Yaeger, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2022 Newcomers should definitely also check out the food (think Kalua pork and coconut shrimp) and take-home souvenir mugs. Allison Jack, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022 The spacecraft’s souvenir from Bennu is the largest sample collected by a NASA mission since lunar rocks were brought back by Apollo astronauts. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 The pieces range from wrap skirts and minimal black swimwear to a strappy sandal and lightweight dresses, all in The Row's reliably minimalist palette (the better to emphasize your decidedly non-touristy souvenir bag, of course). Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, literally, act of remembering, from Middle French, from (se) souvenir to remember, from Latin subvenire to come up, come to mind — more at subvention
First Known Use
1782, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing souvenir
Kids Definition
souvenir
noun
sou·ve·nir ˈsü-və-ˌnir
: something that serves as a reminder
a souvenir from Hawaii
souvenir
noun
as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event kept their love letters as souvenirs of their courtship Synonyms & Similar Words
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- reminder
- commemorative
- memorial
- memento
- keepsake
- token
- monument
- tribute
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- vestige
- cairn
- cenotaph