Meanings
- pluralplural onlySeven man-made structures that were listed and accepted as the greatest such in the vicinity of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. (The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pyramids of Giza, the Statue of Zeus, the Temple of Artemis, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.)
Synonyms: Seven Wonders of the World
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSeven man-made structures that were listed and accepted as the greatest such in the vicinity of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. (The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pyramids of Giza, the Statue of Zeus, the Temple of Artemis, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.)
More synonyms by meaning
nounimpressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seven%20Wonders%20of%20the%20Ancient%20World
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