Parade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ceremonial procession including people marching

an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚɹˈeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/pəɹˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəɹˈeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /pɚɹˈeɪd/.

Examples

a parade of strollers on the mall
a parade of witnesses
she made a parade of her sorrows

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

troop exhibit promenade march

Parts of Speech

noun	a ceremonial procession including people marching
noun	an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things “a parade of strollers on the mall”
noun	a visible display “she made a parade of her sorrows”
verb	walk ostentatiously “She parades her new husband around town”
verb	march in a procession “the veterans paraded down the street”

Word Forms

parade	verb	march in a procession
parade	noun	a visible display
parader	noun	walks with regular or stately step

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

desfile

una procesión ceremonial que incluye gente marchando

🇮🇹Italian

parata

una processione cerimoniale con persone in marcia

🇵🇹Portuguese

parada

uma procissão cerimonial incluindo pessoas marchando

🇷🇺Russian

парад

церемониальная процессия, включающая марширующих людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परेड

मार्च करते लोगों सहित एक औपचारिक जुलूस

🇧🇩Bengali

কুচকাওয়াজ

মানুষ মিছিল সহ একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক মিছিল

🇮🇳Tamil

அணிவகுப்பு

மக்கள் அணிவகுப்பு உட்பட ஒரு சடங்கு ஊர்வலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కవాతు

ప్రజలు కవాతుతో సహా ఒక ఉత్సవ ఊరేగింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

परेड

एक औपचारिक मिरवणूक ज्यात लोक मार्च करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરેડ

કૂચ કરતા લોકો સહિત ઔપચારિક સરઘસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ

ಜನರು ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ವಿಧ್ಯುಕ್ತ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരേഡ്

ആളുകൾ മാർച്ച് ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു ആചാരപരമായ ഘോഷയാത്ര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਡ

ਇੱਕ ਰਸਮੀ ਜਲੂਸ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੋਕ ਮਾਰਚ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریڈ

ایک رسمی جلوس جس میں لوگ مارچ کر رہے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

游行

包括人们游行在内的仪式游行

🇯🇵Japanese

パレード

行進する人々を含む儀式用の行列

🇰🇷Korean

행렬

행진하는 사람들을 포함한 의식 행렬

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc diễu hành

một đám rước nghi lễ bao gồm cả những người diễu hành

🇹🇭Thai

ขบวนพาเหรด

ขบวนแห่พิธีรวมทั้งผู้คนเดินขบวน

🇵🇭Filipino

parada

isang seremonyal na prusisyon kabilang ang mga taong nagmamartsa

🇲🇾Malay

perarakan

perarakan istiadat termasuk orang berarak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موكب

موكب احتفالي يشمل الناس يسيرون

🇮🇷Persian

رژه

یک راهپیمایی تشریفاتی شامل راهپیمایی مردم

🇹🇷Turkish

geçit töreni

yürüyen insanları içeren bir tören alayı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִצעָד

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