national monument

noun

: a place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamation

Examples of national monument in a Sentence

the Statue of Liberty National Monument
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Most national monuments are created by presidents, but Congress can also establish them. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025 Hansen stripped off her knee pads, helmet, elbow pads, cave pack and muddy boots — after finishing her qualifications to lead cave tours at the national monument — and began to cry. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025 Amodei also reintroduced a bill last week to strip presidential authority to unilaterally designate national monuments and give that authority to Congress. Daniel Moore, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 The fire, which began Tuesday, has spread rapidly due to high winds, forcing the president to adjust his schedule and abandon plans to visit Thermal, where he had been slated to announce new national monuments. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for national monument

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of national monument was in 1879

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“National monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20monument. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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national monument

noun
: a place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamation

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