homecoming

English

Noun

Wikipedia homecoming (plural homecomings)

1. The act or event of returning to home.

   His homecoming was saddened by the news of his mother's death the day before.

2. (US) In colleges and high schools, a tradition centred around a football game, a parade and the "coronation" of a Homecoming Queen.

   Many alumni come back for homecoming, and many freshmen are advised to flee.

Translations

the act of returning home

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 回乡 (cmn)

• German: Heimkehr (de) f, Heimkunft (de) f

• Greek: νόστος (el) (nóstos) m
• Swedish: hemkomst (sv) c, återkomst (sv) c

parade

• Swedish: hemvändardag (sv) c