Monument — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

an important site that is marked and preserved as public property

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːnjuːmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒnjuːmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒnjuːmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːnjuːmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

repository memorial

Word Forms

memorialize	verb	be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
monumental	adjective	relating or belonging to or serving as a monument

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

monumento

una estructura erigida para conmemorar personas o eventos

🇮🇹Italian

monumento

una struttura eretta per commemorare persone o eventi

🇵🇹Portuguese

monumento

uma estrutura erguida para comemorar pessoas ou eventos

🇷🇺Russian

памятник

сооружение, возведенное в память о людях или событиях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्मारक

व्यक्तियों या घटनाओं की स्मृति में बनाई गई संरचना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ

ব্যক্তি বা ঘটনাকে স্মরণ করার জন্য একটি কাঠামো তৈরি করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

நினைவுச்சின்னம்

நபர்கள் அல்லது நிகழ்வுகளை நினைவுகூரும் வகையில் அமைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு அமைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్మారక చిహ్నం

వ్యక్తులు లేదా సంఘటనల జ్ఞాపకార్థం నిర్మించబడిన నిర్మాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्मारक

व्यक्ती किंवा कार्यक्रमांच्या स्मरणार्थ उभारलेली रचना

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્મારક

વ્યક્તિઓ અથવા ઘટનાઓની યાદમાં બાંધવામાં આવેલ માળખું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಮಾರಕ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಲು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾದ ರಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്മാരകം

വ്യക്തികളുടെയോ സംഭവങ്ങളുടെയോ സ്മരണയ്ക്കായി സ്ഥാപിച്ച ഒരു ഘടന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਰਕ

ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਗਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਢਾਂਚਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

یادگار

ایک ڈھانچہ جو افراد یا واقعات کو یاد کرنے کے لئے بنایا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纪念碑

为纪念人物或事件而建立的结构

🇯🇵Japanese

記念碑

人物や出来事を記念するために建てられた建造物

🇰🇷Korean

기념물

사람이나 사건을 기념하기 위해 세운 구조물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đài kỷ niệm

một cấu trúc được dựng lên để kỷ niệm người hoặc sự kiện

🇹🇭Thai

อนุสาวรีย์

โครงสร้างที่สร้างขึ้นเพื่อรำลึกถึงบุคคลหรือเหตุการณ์ต่างๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

monumen

sebuah struktur yang didirikan untuk memperingati orang atau peristiwa

🇵🇭Filipino

monumento

isang istraktura na itinayo upang gunitain ang mga tao o mga kaganapan

🇲🇾Malay

monumen

struktur yang didirikan untuk memperingati orang atau peristiwa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نصب تذكاري

هيكل أقيم لإحياء ذكرى الأشخاص أو الأحداث

🇮🇷Persian

بنای یادبود

ساختاری که برای بزرگداشت افراد یا رویدادها ساخته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

anıt

kişileri veya olayları anmak için inşa edilmiş bir yapı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַנדַרטָה

מבנה שהוקם להנצחת אנשים או אירועים

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