Choir — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony

a family of similar musical instrument playing together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kəθˈɜːniən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪflˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪflˈeɪʃən/

1 syllable Say it as /kəθˈɜːniən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

consort chorus

Parts of Speech

noun	a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
noun	a family of similar musical instrument playing together
noun	the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
verb	sing in a choir

Word Forms

choral	adjective	related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir
chorister	noun	a singer in a choir
choir	verb	sing in a choir
choir	noun	a family of similar musical instrument playing together
chorus	noun	a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Chor

ein Chor, der im Rahmen einer religiösen Zeremonie singt

🇫🇷French

chœur

un chœur qui chante dans le cadre d'une cérémonie religieuse

🇪🇸Spanish

coro

un coro que canta como parte de una ceremonia religiosa

🇮🇹Italian

coro

un coro che canta come parte di una cerimonia religiosa

🇳🇱Dutch

koor

een koor dat zingt als onderdeel van een religieuze ceremonie

🇵🇹Portuguese

coro

um coro que canta como parte de uma cerimônia religiosa

🇷🇺Russian

хор

хор, поющий во время религиозной церемонии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाना बजानेवालों

एक कोरस जो किसी धार्मिक समारोह के भाग के रूप में गाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গায়কদল

একটি কোরাস যা একটি ধর্মীয় অনুষ্ঠানের অংশ হিসাবে গায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பாடகர் குழு

ஒரு மத விழாவின் ஒரு பகுதியாக பாடும் ஒரு கோரஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

గాయక బృందం

మతపరమైన వేడుకలో భాగంగా పాడే కోరస్

🇮🇳Marathi

गायक

धार्मिक समारंभाचा भाग म्हणून गाणारा कोरस

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાયકવૃંદ

એક સમૂહગીત જે ધાર્મિક સમારોહના ભાગ રૂપે ગાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಾಯಕವೃಂದ

ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸಮಾರಂಭದ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿ ಹಾಡುವ ಕೋರಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗായകസംഘം

ഒരു മതപരമായ ചടങ്ങിൻ്റെ ഭാഗമായി പാടുന്ന ഒരു കോറസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਆਇਰ

ਇੱਕ ਕੋਰਸ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਸਮਾਰੋਹ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਗਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کوئر

ایک کورس جو مذہبی تقریب کے حصے کے طور پر گاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

唱诗班

作为宗教仪式一部分的合唱团

🇯🇵Japanese

合唱団

宗教儀式の一環として歌う合唱団

🇰🇷Korean

성가대

종교 의식의 일부로 노래하는 합창단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dàn đồng ca

một dàn đồng ca hát như một phần của nghi lễ tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

คณะนักร้องประสานเสียง

นักร้องที่ร้องเพลงเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของพิธีทางศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

paduan suara

paduan suara yang dinyanyikan sebagai bagian dari upacara keagamaan

🇵🇭Filipino

koro

isang koro na umaawit bilang bahagi ng isang relihiyosong seremonya

🇲🇾Malay

koir

korus yang menyanyi sebagai sebahagian daripada upacara keagamaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جوقة

جوقة تغني كجزء من احتفال ديني

🇮🇷Persian

گروه کر

یک گروه کر که به عنوان بخشی از یک مراسم مذهبی آواز می خواند

🇹🇷Turkish

koro

dini bir törenin parçası olarak şarkı söyleyen koro

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַקְהֵלָה

פזמון ששר במסגרת טקס דתי

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