coronation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃən/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌkɔrəˈneɪʃən/

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Noun

Singular coronation

Plural coronations

The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II, 1898.

1. Coronation is the ceremony of crowning a king or queen.

Related words

• crown
• coronate