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UK
/mˈɒnjuːmənt/
]
[ US /ˈmɑnjəmənt, ˈmɑnjumənt/ ]
[ US /ˈmɑnjəmənt, ˈmɑnjumənt/ ]
NOUN
- a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
- a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
- an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
How To Use monument In A Sentence
- But a surge in thefts of treasured relics from ancient temples and monuments has reached such a level that an agonised debate has begun over bringing back the death penalty.
- The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor. Sanford should stay, two top South Carolina papers say
- There have been monumental social and demographic changes in the country.
- At the bottom of the monument, below the Ten Commandments, there are two small Stars of David and also two Greek letters, chi and rho, superimposed over each other to represent the name Christ. The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
- It was a sentimental and monumental event as the Brazilian government gave the Philippine president full planeside military honors complete with all the 21-gun salute. WN.com - Articles related to Chile Rejects Church Call to Pardon Officials
- They are completely unaware of who this monument celebrates or what its significance is; yet the image's resonance is not lost on its audience.
- A monument to mark Ingleton's coal mining heritage was officially unveiled this week.
- A pair of suitcases filled with special shower heads for Islamic ablutions , and monumental razors and clippers, poke fun at the needs of the Muslim traveler.
- The henges represent the largest collection of Neolithic monuments outside southern England.
- However, the mutilation of the monuments indicate that she had fallen from grace.