cenotaph
/ˈsenətɑːf/noun
उच्चारण सेनटाफ़
स्मारक (शहीदों का, जहाँ शव न दफ़न हों)
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a monument built in memory of soldiers killed in war who are buried somewhere else
स्मारक (शहीदों का, जहाँ शव न दफ़न हों)
- the war cenotaph
- On Republic Day, officials laid wreaths at the cenotaph in memory of the soldiers.
- Veterans gathered at the cenotaph on Remembrance Day.
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- A simple cenotaph stands in the centre of the town.
- Schoolchildren placed flowers at the cenotaph.
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cen·o·taph
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a monument for people buried elsewhere is a cenotaph; a stone over a grave a tombstone or headstone; words written on a tomb an epitaph; a building over a tomb a mausoleum; a place where dead people are buried a cemetery or graveyard.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: कहीं और दफ़न लोगों का स्मारक cenotaph; कब्र पर पत्थर tombstone या headstone; कब्र पर लिखे शब्द epitaph; कब्र पर बना भवन mausoleum (मक़बरा); जहाँ मृत दफ़न हों cemetery या graveyard।
General knowledge
India Gate (New Delhi) is a war memorial; the Amar Jawan Jyoti flame was merged with the National War Memorial in 2022.
इंडिया गेट (नई दिल्ली) युद्ध स्मारक है; अमर जवान ज्योति 2022 में राष्ट्रीय युद्ध स्मारक में विलीन की गई।