HOMECOMING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A coming to or returning home

Example:

on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party

Synonyms:

homecoming; return

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("homecoming" is a kind of...):

arrival (the act of arriving at a certain place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "homecoming"):

repatriation (the act of returning to the country of origin)

Meaning:

An annual school or university reunion for graduates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("homecoming" is a kind of...):

reunification; reunion (the act of coming together again)