rijksmonument

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noun

a national heritage site of the Netherlands

OriginDutch rijksmonument →
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Meanings

nounrijksmonument (plural rijksmonuments)

plural rijksmonuments

  1. a national heritage site of the Netherlands

    'Protests against the proposal were large enough to not only prevent demolition, but also get the bridge protected as a Rijksmonument, a listed national monument.'

    2022 July 8, Ryan Erik King, “Rotterdam Won't Dismantle Historic Bridge to Let Jeff Bezos' $500 Million Superyacht Pass”, in Jalopnik

Origin

  1. Dutchrijksmonument“state monument”
  2. Englishrijksmonument

Borrowed from Dutch rijksmonument (“state monument”).

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Translations

Afrikaans ryksmonument
  • ryksmonumentstate monument
Danish rigsmonument
  • rigsmonumentstate monument
Dutch rijksmonument
  • rijksmonumentstate monument
German Reichsdenkmal
  • Reichsdenkmalstate monument
Norwegian Bokmål riksmonument
  • riksmonumentstate monument
Cite this entry
APA

rijksmonument. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rijksmonument

MLA

“rijksmonument.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rijksmonument. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rijksmonument,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rijksmonument.

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