different between landmark vs monuments
landmark
English
Alternative forms
- land-mark, land mark
Etymology
From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”), from Proto-West Germanic *landamarku (“boundary, landmark”). Equivalent to land +? mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”) and Norwegian landemerke (“landmark”). Compare also Middle English londes-mark (“boundary”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?lændm??k/
Noun
landmark (plural landmarks)
- (historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
- Synonym: merestone
- A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
- Synonyms: marker, mark
- A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
- Synonyms: monument, sight
- (figuratively, also attributive) A major event or discovery.
- Synonym: milestone
Translations
Verb
landmark (third-person singular simple present landmarks, present participle landmarking, simple past and past participle landmarked)
- (US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
Further reading
- landmark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Markland, markland
landmark From the web:
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- what landmarks are in the northeast region
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- what landmarks are in the west region
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- what landmark is in keystone south dakota
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monuments
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?nj?m?nts/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?nj?m?nts/
- Hyphenation: mon?u?ments
Noun
monuments
- plural of monument
Catalan
Noun
monuments
- plural of monument
French
Pronunciation
Noun
monuments m
- plural of monument
Latvian
Noun
monuments m (1st declension)
- monument
- Synonym: piemineklis
Declension
Occitan
Noun
monuments
- plural of monument
Swedish
Noun
monuments
- indefinite genitive singular of monument
monuments From the web:
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- what monuments did ramses ii build
- what monuments give blue card
- what monuments are open in washington dc
- what monuments did king tut build
- what monuments have been removed
- what monuments give red card
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