Inaugural — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)

the ceremonial induction into a position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈɔːɡjʊəɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈɔːɡjʊəɹəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl/.

Examples

the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration
the President's inaugural address
an inaugural ball

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

maiden first inaugural address initiatory inauguration initiative

Antonyms

exaugural

Parts of Speech

noun	an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
noun	the ceremonial induction into a position “the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration”
adjective	occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction “the President's inaugural address”
adjective	serving to set in motion “the magazine's inaugural issue”

Word Forms

inaugurate	verb	commence officially
initiate	verb	bring into being

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eröffnung

eine Ansprache, die bei einer Amtseinführungszeremonie gehalten wird (insbesondere von einem Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten)

🇮🇹Italian

inaugurale

un discorso pronunciato durante una cerimonia inaugurale (soprattutto da un presidente degli Stati Uniti)

🇳🇱Dutch

inaugureel

een toespraak gehouden tijdens een inaugurele ceremonie (vooral door een president van de Verenigde Staten)

🇷🇺Russian

инаугурационный

обращение, произнесенное на церемонии инаугурации (особенно президентом США)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उद्घाटन

किसी उद्घाटन समारोह में दिया गया संबोधन (विशेषकर संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति द्वारा)

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্বোধনী

একটি উদ্বোধনী অনুষ্ঠানে প্রদত্ত একটি ভাষণ (বিশেষ করে মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের রাষ্ট্রপতি দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடக்க விழா

ஒரு தொடக்க விழாவில் நிகழ்த்தப்பட்ட ஒரு உரை (குறிப்பாக அமெரிக்க ஜனாதிபதியால்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రారంభోత్సవం

ప్రారంభ వేడుకలో (ముఖ్యంగా యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ అధ్యక్షుడు) చేసిన ప్రసంగం

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्घाटन

उद्घाटन समारंभात दिलेले भाषण (विशेषत: युनायटेड स्टेट्सच्या अध्यक्षांनी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદ્ઘાટન

ઉદ્ઘાટન સમારંભમાં આપવામાં આવેલ સંબોધન (ખાસ કરીને યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સના પ્રમુખ દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆ

ಉದ್ಘಾಟನಾ ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಭಾಷಣ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ಸ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദ്ഘാടനം

ഒരു ഉദ്ഘാടന ചടങ്ങിൽ നടത്തിയ പ്രസംഗം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു യുണൈറ്റഡ് സ്റ്റേറ്റ്സ് പ്രസിഡൻ്റ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਘਾਟਨ

ਇੱਕ ਉਦਘਾਟਨੀ ਸਮਾਰੋਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਬੋਧਨ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਦੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

افتتاحی

ایک افتتاحی تقریب میں خطاب کیا گیا (خاص طور پر ریاستہائے متحدہ کے صدر کا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

就职典礼

在就职典礼上发表的讲话（尤其是美国总统）

🇯🇵Japanese

就任式

就任式での演説（特に米国大統領による）

🇰🇷Korean

취임식

취임식에서 행한 연설(특히 미국 대통령)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khai mạc

một bài phát biểu tại lễ nhậm chức (đặc biệt là của một tổng thống Hoa Kỳ)

🇹🇭Thai

ครั้งแรก

ที่อยู่ที่ส่งมอบในพิธีเปิด (โดยเฉพาะโดยประธานาธิบดีสหรัฐอเมริกา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perdana

pidato yang disampaikan pada upacara pengukuhan (terutama oleh presiden Amerika Serikat)

🇲🇾Malay

perasmian

ucapan yang disampaikan pada majlis perasmian (terutamanya oleh presiden Amerika Syarikat)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الافتتاحية

خطاب ألقي في حفل الافتتاح (خاصة من قبل رئيس الولايات المتحدة)

🇮🇷Persian

افتتاحیه

سخنرانی در مراسم تحلیف (به ویژه توسط رئیس جمهور ایالات متحده)

🇹🇷Turkish

açılış

açılış töreninde yapılan bir konuşma (özellikle Amerika Birleşik Devletleri başkanı tarafından)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פתיחה

נאום שנמסר בטקס פתיחה (במיוחד על ידי נשיא ארצות הברית)

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