Definitions for Sayonara
ˌsaɪ əˈnɑr əsay·onara

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1. adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so longnoun

   a farewell remark

   "they said their good-byes"

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1. sayonarainterjection

   goodbye, adieu

2. Etymology: From さようなら

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1. Sayonara

   Sayonara is a 1957 American Technicolor drama film starring Marlon Brando in Technirama. It tells the story of an American Air Force fighter pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The picture won four Academy Awards, including acting honors for co-stars Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki. The supporting cast also features Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Ricardo Montalbán, and Miiko Taka. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from the 1954 novel of the same name by James Michener, and was directed by Joshua Logan and produced by William Goetz. Unlike most 1950s romantic dramas, it deals squarely with racism and prejudice.

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1. sayonara

   Sayonara is a Japanese word which means "goodbye" or "farewell". It is often used when the separation is going to be long-term or permanent.

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1. Sayonara

   Sayonara is a 1957 color American film starring Marlon Brando. The picture tells the story of an American Air Force flier who was an ace fighter pilot during the Korean War. Sayonara won four Academy Awards, including acting honors for co-stars Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki. The film's screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from the novel by James Michener, and was produced by William Goetz and directed by Joshua Logan. Unlike most 1950s romantic dramas, Sayonara deals squarely with racism and prejudice. The supporting cast also features Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, and Ricardo Montalban.

Matched Categories

1. • Farewell

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Sayonara?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Sayonara in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sayonara in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sayonara in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Sayonara in a Sentence

1. Dennis Wiley:

   That seems to be part of our culture now, meet, have sex, hook up, sayonara. Totally inappropriate behavior. There is no excuse for this whatsoever.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Sayonara
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sayonara
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayonara
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Sayonara
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Sayonara