opening ceremony

noun

A ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event.

Opposite
closing ceremony
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Meanings

nounopening ceremony (plural opening ceremonies)

plural opening ceremonies

  1. A ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event.

    Antonyms: closing ceremony

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event.

Opposite
closing ceremony

Translations

Catalan cerimònia d'inauguració
  • cerimònia d'inauguracióceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Chinese Mandarin 開幕式 /开幕式
  • 開幕式 /开幕式 (kāimùshì)ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Danish åbningsceremoni
  • åbningsceremoniceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Dutch openingsceremonie
  • openingsceremonieceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Esperanto malferma ceremonio
  • malferma ceremonioceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Finnish avajaiset, avajaisseremonia
  • avajaisetceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • avajaisseremoniaceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
French cérémonie d'ouverture
  • cérémonie d'ouvertureceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
German Eröffnungsfeier, Eröffnungsparty
  • Eröffnungsfeierceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Eröffnungspartyceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • Eröffnungszeremonieceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Hindi इफ़्तिताह, उद्घाटन समारोह
  • इफ़्तिताह (iftitāh)ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • उद्घाटन समारोह (udghāṭan samāroh)ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Hungarian nyitóünnepség
  • nyitóünnepségceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Italian cerimonia di apertura
  • cerimonia di aperturaceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Japanese 開会式, 開會式
  • 開会式ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • 開會式 (kaikaishiki)ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • 開幕式 (kaimakushiki)ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Korean 개회식, 개막식
  • 개회식 (gaehoesik)ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • 개막식 (gaemaksik)ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Persian افتتاحیه
  • افتتاحیه (iftitāhiyya, eftetâhiyye)ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Polish ceremonia otwarcia
  • ceremonia otwarciaceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Spanish ceremonia de apertura
  • ceremonia de aperturaceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Swedish öppningsceremoni, invigningsceremoni
  • öppningsceremoniceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
  • invigningsceremoniceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Tagalog palatuntunan sa pagbubukas
  • palatuntunan sa pagbubukasceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Tamil திறப்புவிழா
  • திறப்புவிழா (tiṟappuviḻā)ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Turkish açılış töreni
  • açılış töreniceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event
Cite this entry
APA

opening ceremony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opening%20ceremony

MLA

“opening ceremony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opening%20ceremony. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opening ceremony,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opening%20ceremony.

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