memorial


Definition: Meaning of, memorial in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mɪˈmɔːrɪəl /

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  1. done or made in order to remind people of someone who has died
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memorial memorials
  1. [countable] something, especially a stone with writing on it, that reminds people of someone who has died
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  2. [singular] an achievement that reminds people of someone who has died
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memorial used in phrases

  • Delaware Memorial Bridge (noun)
    1. a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
  • Lincoln Memorial
    1. the Lincoln Memorial a MARBLE building in Washington, D.C., which has a large STATUE (= carved stone figure) of Abraham LINCOLN
  • Memorial Day
    1. a US legal holiday, the last Monday in May, when people remember those killed in wars
  • Theodore Roosevelt Memorial National Park (noun)
    1. a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial
    1. the Vietnam Veterans Memorial , the Vietnam Memorial two long walls made of polished black stone which are arranged in a V-shape on the MALL (= park area) in Washington, D.C. The walls have more than 58,000 names carved on them, which is to remind people of all the US soldiers who died in the VIETNAM WAR or never returned from Vietnam.
  • memorial park (noun)
    1. a tract of land used for burials
  • memorial tablet (noun)
    1. a memorial made of brass
  • war memorial (noun)
    1. a MONUMENT in memory of the people who were killed in a war
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