souvenir
noun
a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento.
souvenirs
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pluralof souvenir.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The risk is compounded by the elimination in 2021 of a rebate program that allowed tourists to reclaim the value-added tax they paid on souvenirs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In South Korea, investigators say some people brought the seasoning back home as souvenirs from their overseas trips before listing it for resale.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Other L.A. souvenirs included a replica bandshell from the Hollywood Bowl and a tiny pagoda from the Chinese Theatre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Fitzwilliam Museum’s moving “War Craft” exhibition memorializes a unique popular art, rough-hewn from found objects and made by men killing time in the field or, afterward, as souvenirs of survival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
There were ottomans and framed photographs and curio cabinets full of souvenirs, their very frivolousness reassuring.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
