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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The case has drawn an outpouring of support for Hearn, a longtime volunteer caretaker of park property, as Trump officials warn that vandalism of national monuments won’t go unpunished. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Less than an hour down the road is a national monument that protects the land and homes of the ancestral Puebloans. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Air Force One flew over the national monument twice before landing at Ellsworth Air Force Base. — Shelly Conlon, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 3 July 2026 The Interior Department removed restrictions on drilling operations at national monuments, public lands, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for national monument

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First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of national monument was in 1879

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national monument

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

national monument

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