Megalith Meaning in English

word

US

ˈmɛɡəlɪθ

MEG-uh-lith

UK

mˈɛɡəlˌɪθ

MEG-uh-lith

التعريف

A megalith is a very large stone that was used in ancient times to build structures or monuments, often for religious or ceremonial purposes.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Megalith' is mostly used in archaeology and history. Common collocations: 'megalithic structure', 'megalithic monument'. Not used for any large stone—specifically for ancient, human-used stones.

• Spanish: megalito
• Portuguese (BR): megalito
• Portuguese (PT): megalito
• Chinese (Simplified): 巨石
• Chinese (Traditional): 巨石
• Hindi: महाशिला
• Arabic: صخرة ضخمة
• Bengali: মেগালিথ - বৃহৎ প্রস্তরভিত্তিক স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ
• Russian: мегалит
• Japanese: 巨石 (きょせき)
• Vietnamese: đá lớn cổ đại - di tích đá lớn
• Korean: 거석
• Turkish: megalit - anıtsal taş
• Urdu: مِیگالیته - عظيم پتھر (قدیم یادگار کے طور پر)
• Indonesian: megalit - batu besar purba

جمل نموذجية

Stonehenge is a famous megalith in England.

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People built megaliths thousands of years ago.

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A megalith can weigh many tons.

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Nobody knows exactly why these megaliths were arranged in circles.

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They say lifting a single megalith took hundreds of people working together.

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When I visited Brittany, I saw a whole field full of megaliths.

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