Definitions of menhir [ˈmɛn hɪr]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) menhir
an upright monumental stone found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.

Etymology: (1830–40; < Breton men hir lit., long stone)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) menhir, standing stone
a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) menhir
a large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout Northern Europe

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. menhir
a kind of rude obelisk understood to be a sepulchral monument.

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