Ehrenmal — meaning in English

English meaning

• cenotaph noun A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
• monument noun A structure, statue, or building built to honour and remember a person or event.

Senses

Ehrenmal is used for these senses in English:

• cenotaph A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
• monument A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
• war memorial A monument to commemorate the people who were killed in a particular war

monument — full definition

1. noun A structure, statue, or building built to honour and remember a person or event.
2. verb To mark or commemorate something with a monument.

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