[noun] [C] - an object, often large and made of stone, which has been built to honour a famous person or eventThe statue was erected as a memorial to all the people who died in the war.Thousands of people go to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington every year.A memorial event is a way of remembering a person or people who have died.Hundreds of friends and former students came to Professor Conner's memorial service.
MEMORIAL
Meaning of MEMORIAL in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012