Meaning of “World Heritage Site” in the English Dictionary

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World Heritage Sitenoun [ C ]

/ˌwɜːld ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ ˌsaɪt/ /ˌwɝːld ˈher.ɪ.t̬ɪdʒ ˌsaɪt/

› a place, for example an area, a building, or a city, that has been put on a list by the organization UNESCO to say that it has special importance, and should be protected:

Today Vilnius' Old City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

(Definition of “World Heritage Site” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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