monolithnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/us/ˈmɑː.nə.lɪθ/monolith noun [ C ] (STONE)
a large block of stone standing by itself that was put up by people in ancient times
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Gravestones and monuments
- cairn
- cenotaph
- colossus
- epitaph
- gravestone
- headstone
- memorial
- monument
- obelisk
- rest
- rest in peace idiom
- rip
- the Statue of Liberty
- tombstone
- war memorial
monolith noun [ C ] (BUILDING)
a very large building, often one that is very tall
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Buildings in general
- -bedroomed
- building
- castellated
- construction
- convention centre
- edifice
- geodesic dome
- grand
- half-timbered
- heritage-listed building
- high-rise
- landmark
- newbuild
- Norman
- palatial
- Portakabin
- rising damp
- tower
- turret
- warren
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monolith noun [ C ] (ORGANIZATION)
a large, powerful organization that is not willing to change and that does not seem interested in individual people:
He said that the National Health Service had become a vast bureaucratic monolith.
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Enterprises
- acquirer
- acquiror
- agency
- airline
- answering service
- auction house
- carrier
- collective
- enterprise
- est
- establishment
- firm
- fragmented
- franchise
- outfit
- private company
- private practice
- Pty
- public company
- public limited company
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
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monolith noun [ C ] (GROUP OF PEOPLE)
a group of people who are thought of as being all the same:
The study documented the diverse backgrounds of the Latino population, which is often viewed wrongly by outsiders as an ethnic monolith.