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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMemorial
/məˈmɔːriəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A structure or statue established to remind people of a person or event.
"A war memorial was built in the town square."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin memorialis, from memoria 'memory', from memor 'mindful'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Memorial" is said worldwide
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mémorial
Transliteration: mémorial
"Le mémorial a été inauguré hier."
Denkmal
Transliteration: Denkmal
"Das Denkmal erinnert an die Opfer des Krieges."
monumento commemorativo
Transliteration: monumento commemorativo
"Hanno visitato il monumento commemorativo."
monumento conmemorativo
Transliteration: monumento conmemorativo
"El monumento conmemorativo está en el centro de la ciudad."
memorial
Transliteration: memorial
"O memorial foi construído em homenagem aos heróis."
स्मारिका
Transliteration: smarika
Script: स्मारक
"सैनिकों की याद में एक स्मारक बनाया गया।"
纪念碑
Transliteration: jìniànbēi
"这座纪念碑是为了纪念烈士而建的。"
기념비
Transliteration: ginyeonbi
"그들은 전쟁 기념비를 방문했다."
記念碑
Transliteration: kinenhi
"公園に新しい記念碑が建てられた。"
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