rijksmonument

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch rijksmonument (“state monument”).

Noun

rijksmonument (plural rijksmonuments)

1. a national heritage site of the Netherlands
   • 2022 July 8, Ryan Erik King, “Rotterdam Won't Dismantle Historic Bridge to Let Jeff Bezos' $500 Million Superyacht Pass”, in Jalopnik‎^[1]:

     'Protests against the proposal were large enough to not only prevent demolition, but also get the bridge protected as a Rijksmonument, a listed national monument.'

Translations

state monument

• Afrikaans: ryksmonument
• Danish: rigsmonument n
• Dutch: rijksmonument (nl) n
• German: Reichsdenkmal n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: riksmonument n

  Nynorsk: riksmonument n

• West Frisian: ryksmonumint

Dutch

Etymology

From rijk +‎ -s- +‎ monument

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯ks.moːnyˌmɛnt/

• Audio

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Noun

rijksmonument n (plural rijksmonumenten)

1. rijksmonument

Derived terms

• rijksmonumentenlijst