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monument (enc)

Monument

Noun1.monument - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
memorial tablet, plaque, brass - a memorial made of brass
cenotaph - a monument built to honor soldiers who died in a war
gravestone, tombstone, headstone - a stone that is used to mark a grave
Lincoln Memorial - memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln
megalith, megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
national monument - memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment
pantheon - a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes
Great Pyramid, Pyramid - a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
Statue of Liberty - a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay
structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
triumphal arch - a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory
Washington Monument - a tall stone obelisk in Washington honoring George Washington
2.monument - an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
market cross - a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted
land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"
3.monument - a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture - a chamber that is used as a grave

 

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