Mausoleum
21mausoleum — UK [ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm] / US [ˌmɔzəˈlɪəm] / US [ˌmɔsəˈlɪəm] noun [countable] Word forms mausoleum : singular mausoleum plural mausoleums a large impressive tomb (= stone structure in which someone is buried) …
22Mausoleum — das Mausoleum, Mausoleen (Aufbaustufe) monumentales Grabmal in Gebäudeform Synonym: Grabmonument Beispiel: Wir haben das Mausoleum des Antiochos besichtigt …
23mausoleum — [16] The original mausoleum was a vast marble tomb (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world) erected in 353 BC for Mausolus, king of Caria in Asia Minor by his widow Artemisia. Its architect was Pythius, and its site was at Halicarnassus… …
24mausoleum — mau|so|le|um [ˌmo:səˈli:əm US ˌmo: ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: Greek, from Mausolos king of Caria in ancient Turkey, for whom such a building was made] a large stone building made specially to contain the body of a dead person, or the… …
25Mausoleum — Mau|so|le|um das; s, ...een <aus gleichbed. lat. Mausoleum, dies aus gr. Mauso̅leion, urspr. Grabmal des Königs Maúsolōs von Karien, ✝um 353 v. Chr.> monumentales, prächtiges Grabmal in Form eines Bauwerks …
26Mausoleum — Mausolus, a satrap (governor) of Caria, in Asia Minor (now part of Turkey), was a virtually independent ruler of a part of the Persian kingdom. He had dreams of controlling larger territories, especially certain Greek islands that he coveted.… …
27mausoleum — [[t]mɔ͟ːzəli͟ːəm[/t]] mausoleums N COUNT A mausoleum is a building which contains the grave of a famous person or the graves of a rich family. Syn: tomb …
28mausoleum — noun the Dirkson family mausoleum dates back to 1878 Syn: tomb, sepulcher, crypt, vault, charnel house, burial chamber, catacomb …
29mausoleum — /mɔsəˈliəm / (say mawsuh leeuhm), /mɔz / (say mawz ) noun (plural mausoleums or mausolea / ˈliə/ (say leeuh)) 1. a stately and magnificent tomb. 2. a large, old, gloomy building. {from Mausoleum} –mausolean, adjective …
30mausoleum — Ilina. ♦ Royal mausoleum, ilina o nā ali i. ♦ Famous ancient mausoleums: hale o Līloa, hale o Keawe …
