minnesmärke — meaning in English

English meaning

• memorial noun A monument, structure, or event created to honour and remember a person or a past event.
• monument noun A structure, statue, or building built to honour and remember a person or event.

Senses

minnesmärke is used for these senses in English:

• memorial (chiefly, Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.]
• monument A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

memorial — full definition

1. noun A monument, structure, or event created to honour and remember a person or a past event.
2. adj Serving to commemorate or remember someone or something.

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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