national monument

noun

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

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Definition of national monument

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

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Examples of national monument in a Sentence

the Statue of Liberty National Monument

Recent Examples of national monument from the Web

Last year, money woes forced the non-profit group to cancel one of its twice-yearly charter flights to Washington D.C., where World War II vets are treated to a free weekend tour of the national monuments.

— john wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Honor Flight for war vets in danger of being grounded again," 10 July 2018
According to a recent study by Headwaters Economics, national monuments that are redesignated as national parks see about a 21 percent spike in visitation in their first five years.

— hayden carpenter, Outside Online, "Our Next National Park Could Be in New Mexico," 3 July 2018
The park service is considering whether to designate the courthouse and other civil rights sites in Mississippi as national monuments and include them in the federal park system.

— deborah barfield berry, USA TODAY, "Lawmakers push to make civil rights landmarks national monuments," 10 May 2018
Like national parks and wilderness areas, national monuments have become regional economic engines for related eco-tourism and outdoor recreation businesses.

— joyce strand, Ramona Sentinel, "Indivisible Ramona forum addresses environment, degulation," 15 Apr. 2018
Under Reed's advice, Kirk ended the practice of flushing untreated sewage into the Atlantic Ocean and decided to support turning Biscayne Bay into a national monument.

— alex harris, miamiherald, "Nathaniel Reed, 84, co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and icon of Everglades protection," 11 July 2018
That likely puts Golden and Lucas St. Clair, who led a push for a national monument, in the same boat in the 2nd District as Attorney General Janet Mills and attorney Adam Cote in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

— Washington Post, "Backers: Ranked-choice voting ‘here to stay’ despite hiccups," 13 June 2018
In December 2016, with less than a month left in his administration, Obama designated two new national monuments, including Bears Ears.

— author: david gelles, Anchorage Daily News, "Patagonia v. Trump: Inside a battle over public lands," 6 May 2018
In December 2016, with less than a month left in his administration, Mr. Obama designated two new national monuments, including Bears Ears.

— david gelles, New York Times, "Patagonia v. Trump," 5 May 2018

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First Known Use of national monument

1879

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NATIONAL MONUMENT Defined for English Language Learners

national monument

noun

Definition of national monument for English Language Learners

: a place (such as an old building or an area of land) that is owned and protected by a national government because of its natural beauty or its importance to history or science