Meaning

4 senses

  1. (historical)An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).

    a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land

  2. A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.

    Wahrzeichen, Orientierungspunkt, Orientierungshilfe

    ориенти́рorijentír

    орієнти́рorijentýr

  3. A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.

    Sehenswürdigkeit

    достопримеча́тельностьdostoprimečátelʹnostʹ

    па́м'яткаpámʺjatka

  4. (also, attributive, figuratively)A major event or discovery.

    an important landmark in human history

    a landmark paper in neurosurgery

    Meilenstein, richtungsweisendes Ereignis

    ве́хаvéxa

    ві́хаvíxa

Examples

34 sentences

  1. This fountain is one of the city's most famous landmarks.

    deDieser Brunnen gehört zu den bekanntesten Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. The Rainbow Bridge is a famous landmark in Tokyo.

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  3. This building is protected as a landmark.

    deDieses Gebäude steht unter Denkmalschutz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. What's the most awe-inspiring landmark you've visited?

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  5. Can you name a famous landmark in your country?

    deKannst du ein berühmtes Wahrzeichen deines Landes nennen? — Waldelfe

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
recognizable feature:
notable location:
major event:
Русский
By meaning 3
recognizable feature:
notable location:
major event:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
recognizable feature:
notable location:
major event:

Origin

From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”), from Proto-West Ge

From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”), from Proto-West Germanic *landamarku (“boundary, landmark”). Equivalent to land + mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”), Norwegian landemerke (“landmark”) and Faroese landamark (“land frontier”). Compare also Middle English londes-mark (“boundary”).

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Forms

plural: landmarks

Synonyms

8 synonyms
markA2monumentB1sightA1merestonemarkermilestone
Close in meaning
  • an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend:turning pointwatershed

Word family

5 related words
Derivedinterlandmarklandmarkablelandmark casepseudolandmarksemilandmark

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
landlinelandlocklandlordB1landmasslandminelandownerlandscapeA2
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