war memorial

noun

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

Meanings

nounwar memorial (plural war memorials)

plural war memorials

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

Translations

Czech válečný památník
  • válečný památníkcommemorial monument
Danish krigsmindesmærke
  • krigsmindesmærkecommemorial monument
Dutch oorlogsmonument
  • oorlogsmonumentcommemorial monument
Finnish sotamuistomerkki
  • sotamuistomerkkicommemorial monument
French monument aux morts
  • monument aux mortscommemorial monument
German Ehrenmal, Kriegerdenkmal
  • Ehrenmalcommemorial monument
  • Kriegerdenkmalcommemorial monument
Greek μνημείο του πολέμου
  • μνημείο του πολέμου (mnimeío tou polémou)commemorial monument
Italian monumento ai caduti, monumento ai morti
  • monumento ai caduticommemorial monument
  • monumento ai morticommemorial monument
Norwegian Bokmål krigsminnesmerke
  • krigsminnesmerkecommemorial monument
Polish pomnik wojenny
  • pomnik wojennycommemorial monument
Romanian monument de război
  • monument de războicommemorial monument
Scottish Gaelic cuimhneachan cogaidh
  • cuimhneachan cogaidhcommemorial monument
Spanish monumento a los caídos
  • monumento a los caídoscommemorial monument
Swedish krigsmonument, krigsminnesmärke
  • krigsmonumentcommemorial monument
  • krigsminnesmärkecommemorial monument
Cite this entry
APA

war memorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20memorial

MLA

“war memorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20memorial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war memorial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20memorial.

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