national monument

1. 1.

   memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment

   Broadermemorial

Questions about national monument

What does national monument mean?

national monument means "memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment".

Is national monument a common word?

national monument is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.