B1nountravel
US/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪr/
UK/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/
something you buy or keep to remind you of a place you visited or an event
In context
I bought a small lacquer box as a souvenir of my trip to Hanoi.
The streets near the beach are lined with souvenir shops and cafés.
He kept the concert ticket as a souvenir of their first date.
Words that go with souvenir
noun + noun
- souvenir shopPrices in the souvenir shop near the temple were very high.
verb + noun
- buy a souvenirDon't forget to buy a souvenir for your grandmother.
noun + preposition
- as a souvenirVisitors can take the glass home as a souvenir.
- souvenir ofThis shell is a souvenir of our holiday in Phu Quoc.
verb + preposition
- keep as a souvenirYou can keep the ticket as a souvenir.