Phrase guide

World Heritage Site

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A place listed by UNESCO as being of special cultural or physical significance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of World Heritage Site.

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Usage: alt-of

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 世界遺產 /世界遗产 (shìjiè yíchǎn) — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Danish: verdensarv — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Finnish: maailmanperintökohde — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • French: patrimoine mondial — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • German: Welterbe — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Hindi: विश्व विरासत स्थल (viśva virāsat sthal) — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Hindi: विश्व धरोहर स्थल (viśva dharohar sthal) — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Hungarian: világörökség — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Indonesian: Situs Warisan Dunia — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Irish: Suíomh Oidhreachta Domhanda — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Italian: patrimonio dell'umanità — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Japanese: 世界遺産 (sekai isan) — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Northern Kurdish: kelepora cîhanê — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Malay: Tapak Warisan Dunia — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: verdensarvsted — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Portuguese: Patrimônio Mundial — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Portuguese: Património Mundial — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Russian: объе́кт Всеми́рного насле́дия (obʺjékt Vsemírnovo naslédija) — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Russian: Всеми́рное насле́дие (Vsemírnoje naslédije) — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Spanish: Patrimonio de la Humanidad — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Swahili: Urithi wa Dunia — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance
  • Tagalog: Pandaigdigang Pamanang Pook — place listed by UNESCO as being of significance