MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mausoleum at Halicarnasus mean? 

• MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS (noun)
  The noun MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS has 1 sense:

1. a white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402

  Familiarity information: MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS used as a noun is very rare.

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• MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS (noun)

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Meaning:

A white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

mausoleum (a large burial chamber, usually above ground)

Holonyms ("Mausoleum at Halicarnasus" is a member of...):

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; Seven Wonders of the World (impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe)