Phrase guide

war memorial

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A monument to commemorate the people who were killed in a particular war

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: válečný památník — commemorial monument
  • Danish: krigsmindesmærke — commemorial monument
  • Dutch: oorlogsmonument — commemorial monument
  • Finnish: sotamuistomerkki — commemorial monument
  • French: monument aux morts — commemorial monument
  • German: Ehrenmal — commemorial monument
  • German: Kriegerdenkmal — commemorial monument
  • Greek: μνημείο του πολέμου (mnimeío tou polémou) — commemorial monument
  • Italian: monumento ai caduti — commemorial monument
  • Italian: monumento ai morti — commemorial monument
  • Norwegian Bokmål: krigsminnesmerke — commemorial monument
  • Polish: pomnik wojenny — commemorial monument
  • Romanian: monument de război — commemorial monument
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuimhneachan cogaidh — commemorial monument
  • Spanish: monumento a los caídos — commemorial monument
  • Swedish: krigsmonument — commemorial monument
  • Swedish: krigsminnesmärke — commemorial monument