Monumental Cityn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnjᵿmɛntl ˈsɪti/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnjəˌmɛn(t)l ˈsɪdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monumental adj., city n.

Etymology: < monumental adj. + city n., with reference to the Washington Monument, a Doric column 178 feet (approx. 54 metres) in height, built in Baltimore (1815–29) to a design by Robert Mills, in memory of George Washington (see Washington n.). Compare later Monument City n. at monument n. Compounds 2.

U.S.

With the. The city of Baltimore, Maryland.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in North America > Baltimore

Monumental City1827

Monument City1856

1827 National Gaz. & Literary Reg. (Philadelphia) 20 Nov. 213 The brave sons of Cincinnatus at the festal board in the ‘monumental city’.

1853 F. W. Thomas John Randolph & Other Sketches 178 In ‘the monumental city’ I read law.

1882 Harper's Mag. June 20/2 No women..equal the fair daughters of the Monumental City.

1949 Business Week 24 Sept. 101 ‘The Monumental City’ is the nation's second largest seaport.

1990 J. Shields Chesapeake Bay Cookbk. (1991) ii. 25/1 Welcome to Charm City, aka the Monumental City, the Hairdo Capital of the World.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monumental city
释义	Monumental Cityn. Brit. /ˈmɒnjᵿmɛntl ˈsɪti/, U.S. /ˈmɑnjəˌmɛn(t)l ˈsɪdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monumental adj., city n. Etymology: < monumental adj. + city n., with reference to the Washington Monument, a Doric column 178 feet (approx. 54 metres) in height, built in Baltimore (1815–29) to a design by Robert Mills, in memory of George Washington (see Washington n.). Compare later Monument City n. at monument n. Compounds 2. U.S. With the. The city of Baltimore, Maryland. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in North America > Baltimore Monumental City1827 Monument City1856 1827 National Gaz. & Literary Reg. (Philadelphia) 20 Nov. 213 The brave sons of Cincinnatus at the festal board in the ‘monumental city’. 1853 F. W. Thomas John Randolph & Other Sketches 178 In ‘the monumental city’ I read law. 1882 Harper's Mag. June 20/2 No women..equal the fair daughters of the Monumental City. 1949 Business Week 24 Sept. 101 ‘The Monumental City’ is the nation's second largest seaport. 1990 J. Shields Chesapeake Bay Cookbk. (1991) ii. 25/1 Welcome to Charm City, aka the Monumental City, the Hairdo Capital of the World. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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