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monument

 
 
/ˈmɒnjəmənt/ noun [C]

Translation

REMEMBER a building or other structure that is built to make people remember an event in history or a famous person
âbide, anıt
a national monument They built the statue as a monument to all the soldiers who died.65264868
OLD PLACE an old building or place that is important in history
tarihi yapı/eser
an ancient monument19568
(Definition of monument noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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