What is another word for war memorial?
Pronunciation:
[ wˈɔː məmˈɔːɹɪəl], [ wˈɔː məmˈɔːɹɪəl], [ w_ˈɔː m_ə_m_ˈɔː_ɹ_ɪ__ə_l]
Synonyms for War memorial:
Other synonyms:
- cenotaph ,
- column ,
- memorial ,
- monument ,
- monumental ,
- national monument ,
- obelisk ,
- pantheon ,
- the National Trust ,
- the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier .
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How to use "War memorial" in context?
A war memorial is a monument, usually in a public place, to those who have died in wars or in Serving in the military.
Most war memorials commemorate specific wars or battles, but there are also memorials to victims of all wars and to those who have died in military service in peacetime.
The first such memorial was erected in Hounslow, England in 1819 to commemorate the local dead from the Napoleonic Wars. The first permanent war memorial in Australia was the Cenotaph in Sydney, erected in 1922 to commemorate the men from the First World War.
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