STATUE OF LIBERTY, THE


Meaning of STATUE OF LIBERTY, THE in English

ˌStatue of ˈLiberty, the BrE AmE

a statue of a woman on Liberty Island, in New York Harbor, given to the US by France in 1884 to celebrate the American and French ↑ revolution s . The woman is holding up a ↑ torch in her right hand and she represents freedom.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.