memorial

noun, adjective/məˈmɔːriəl/CEFR B2

স্মৃতিসৌধ, স্মারক

Meaning

A structure or event that keeps the memory of a person or events alive.

Example sentences

They laid flowers at the memorial.তারা স্মৃতিসৌধে ফুল দিলেন।
A memorial service was held.একটি স্মরণসভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়েছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: monument

Similar words, and what each means

monument
স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ, সৌধ
A building or statue built to remember a person or event.

Other English words for “স্মৃতিসৌধ, স্মারক”

souvenir
An object kept as a reminder of a place visited.
keepsake
A small object kept in memory of a person or event.
memento
An object kept as a reminder of a person or event.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

memorynounস্মৃতি, স্মরণশক্তি, মেমরি
memorizeverbমুখস্থ করা
memorableadjectiveস্মরণীয়
memoriseverbমুখস্থ করা, স্মৃতিতে ধরে রাখা

“memorial” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The President, the Prime Minister and thousands of ordinary people place wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar, and the national flag flies on every house, school and office.
Victory Day →
It opens with a thirty-one gun salute at dawn, and from early morning people go to the National Memorial at Savar with flowers.
Independence Day →
For Victory Day, shorten the war narrative and add how the day is observed now — the wreaths at the memorial, the parade, and what the observance is for.
Our Liberation War →

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“memorial” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • হালকা নীলাভ সবুজ রং
- • ব্যক্তি; একক, আলাদা
- • স্মৃতিসৌধ, স্মারক
- • অভিবাসী, পরিযায়ী
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স্মৃতিসৌধ, স্মারক — memorial (noun, adjective) — স্মৃতিসৌধ, স্মারক. A structure or event that keeps the memory of a person or events alive.
Which word is closest in meaning to “memorial”?
- • analgesic
- • grave
- • cyan
- • monument
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monument — monument — স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ, সৌধ. A building or statue built to remember a person or event.

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