notwithstanding

prep.
In spite of: The teams played on, notwithstanding the rain.

adv.
All the same; nevertheless: We proceeded, notwithstanding.

conj.
In spite of the fact that; although.

[Middle English notwithstandinge (translation of Medieval Latin nōn obstante) : not, not; see not + withstanding, present participle of withstanden, to resist; see withstand.]

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
  Synonyms: however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - trods, til trods for
adv. - desuagtet, ikke desto mindre
conj. - uagtet, endskønt, uanset

Nederlands (Dutch)
niettegenstaande, desondanks

Français (French)
prep. - malgré, en dépit de
adv. - néanmoins (arch)
conj. - en dépit de, bien que

Deutsch (German)
prep. - ungeachtet, trotz
conj. - obwohl
adv. - nichtsdestoweniger, trotzdem

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - παρά
conj. - αν και, παρόλο που

Italiano (Italian)
nonostante

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - apesar de
conj. - muito embora

Русский (Russian)
несмотря на, все-таки

Español (Spanish)
prep. - a pesar de, sin embargo de, a despecho de
adv. - no obstante, sin embargo, empero
conj. - a pesar de que, aún cuando, bien que, por más que, aunque

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - trots, utan hinder
conj. - trots att

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
虽然, 尽管, 还是

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 雖然, 儘管
adv. - 儘管, 還是
conj. - 雖然, 儘管

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~에도 불구하고
adv. - 그럼에도 불구하고
conj. - ~라 할지라도

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - …にもかかわらず
adv. - それにもかかわらず

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) على الرغم من (حرف عطف) ومع ذلك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮למרות, בכל זאת‬
adv. - ‮למרות, אף כי‬
conj. - ‮למרות‬

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