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nostalgia

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nɒˈstældʒə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/nɑˈstældʒə, nə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(no stal′jə, -jē ə, nə-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
nos•tal•gia /nɑˈstældʒə, nə-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. a sentimental longing for places, things, friends, or conditions belonging to the past.
See -alg-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nos•tal•gia  (no stal′jə, -jē ə, nə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends;
    a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time:a nostalgia for his college days.
  2. something that elicits or displays nostalgia.
  • Greek nóst(os) a return home + -algia -algia
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1770–80
nos•tal′gic, adj. 
nos•tal′gi•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nostalgia /nɒˈstældʒə; -dʒɪə/ n
  1. a yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc
  2. the evocation of this emotion, as in a book, film, etc
  3. longing for home or family; homesickness
Etymology: 18th Century: New Latin (translation of German Heimweh homesickness), from Greek nostos a return home + -algia
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