homecoming

4 definitions • 2 examples

the fact of a person arriving home after being away for a long time:

They planned a special celebration for her homecoming.

a celebration at a school or a college to honour people who were students there earlier

a person’s arrival home after being away for a long time:

We were all eagerly awaiting my brother's homecoming from the war.

a celebration at a school or college, usually including a dance and a football game, when people who were students there at an earlier time can return to visit