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NATIONAL MONUMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does national monument mean?
• NATIONAL MONUMENT (noun)
The noun NATIONAL MONUMENT has 1 sense:
1. memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment
Familiarity information: NATIONAL MONUMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("national monument" is a kind of...):
memorial; monument (a structure erected to commemorate persons or events)
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