| NOUN | artifact | megalith, megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
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| Meaning | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe). | |
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| Synonym | megalithic structure | |
| Region | Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
| Narrower | dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb | A prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone |
| menhir, standing stone | A tall upright megalith | |
| Broader | memorial, monument | A structure erected to commemorate persons or events |
| Spanish | estructura megalítica, megalitismo, megalito | |
| Catalan | estructura megalítica, megàlit | |
| Adjectives | megalithic | of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths |
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