Phrase guide

triumphal arch

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A monumental arch that commemorates a victory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arch, memorial, monument

History

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հաղթակամար (haġtʻakamar) — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Catalan: arc triomfal — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凱旋門 /凯旋门 (kǎixuánmén) — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Czech: vítězný oblouk — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Danish: triumfbue — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Dutch: triomfboog — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Estonian: triumfikaar — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Finnish: riemukaari — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • French: arc de triomphe — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • German: Triumphbogen — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Hebrew: שער ניצחון — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Hungarian: diadalív — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Ido: triumf-arko — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Korean: 개선문 (gaeseonmun) — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Northern Kurdish: taqê serketinê — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Latin: arcus triumphalis — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Latvian: triumfa arka — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Lithuanian: triumfo arka — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Macedonian: славолак (slavolak) — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Macedonian: триумфална порта (triumfalna porta) — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Norwegian: triumfbue — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Persian: طاق نصرت (tâq-e nosrat) — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Persian: خوازه (xwâze) — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Polish: łuk triumfalny — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Portuguese: arco triunfal — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Romanian: arc de triumf — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Russian: триумфальная а́рка (triumfalʹnaja árka) — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Serbo-Croatian: slavoluk — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Spanish: arco de triunfo — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Swedish: triumfbåge — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Turkish: zafer takı — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Ukrainian: тріумфа́льна а́рка (triumfálʹna árka) — monumental arch that commemorates a victory
  • Vietnamese: khải hoàn môn — monumental arch that commemorates a victory