What does νοσταλγία in Greek mean?

What is the meaning of the word νοσταλγία in Greek? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use νοσταλγία in Greek.

The word νοσταλγία in Greek means nostalgia, νοσταλγία, νοσταλγία, νοσταλγία, νοσταλγία, μου λείπει το σπίτι μου, έχω πεθυμήσει το σπίτι μου, νοσταλγία για το σπίτι, νοσταλγός, νοσταλγικός, νοσταλγικά. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word νοσταλγία

nostalgia

νοσταλγία

(longing for the past)

Οι παλιόφιλοι απλά κάθονταν, παραδομένοι στη νοσταλγία.
The old folks just sit around indulging in nostalgia.

νοσταλγία

(homesickness)

Kyle felt a lot of nostalgia for his hometown when he looked at the old pictures.

νοσταλγία

(evocation)

The sound of the traditional music was full of nostalgia and old memories.

νοσταλγία

(sad longing)

μου λείπει το σπίτι μου, έχω πεθυμήσει το σπίτι μου

(temporarily missing home)

Η Λώρα νιώθει νοσταλγία για το σπίτι της από τότε που μετακόμισε.
Laura has felt homesick since she moved out.

νοσταλγία για το σπίτι

(missing home)

Homesickness is common the first year that kids go away to college.

νοσταλγός

(person: longing for past)

My grandmother always thinks about her youth, nostalgic for the past.

νοσταλγικός

(person: feeling reflective)

Henry was in a wistful mood as he reflected on his childhood and how things had changed since then.

νοσταλγικά

(in a sad, yearning way)

Maria looked wistfully at the map and wished she could return to her home town.

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