MENHIR


Meaning of MENHIR in English

/ ˈmenhɪə(r); NAmE -hɪr/ noun

a tall vertical stone that was shaped and put up by prehistoric people in western Europe

SYN standing stone

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Breton men stone + hir long.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.