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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

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A large white stone tomb in ancient Halicarnassus, now Bodrum in Turkey, built for King Mausolus
  • proper noun
translation icon : Mausoleo de Halicarnaso
  • Many tourists visit Bodrum, Turkey, to see the site where the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus once stood.

Examples

  • Historians often include the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in lists of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

  • The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built as a tribute to King Mausolus.

  • The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was regarded as an architectural marvel in the ancient world.

  • Have you ever seen the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in pictures?

  • Many tourists visit Bodrum, Turkey, to see the site where the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus once stood.

  • Historians often include the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in lists of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

  • The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was regarded as an architectural marvel in the ancient world.

Surface Forms

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus main

Morphology

mausoleum + at + Halicarnassus

The phrase is compositionally built from 'mausoleum' (a grand tomb) + the locative preposition 'at' + the place name 'Halicarnassus', so a learner who knows the constituents will understand it denotes a mausoleum located in Halicarnassus. Encyclopedic details (construction date, status as a Wonder) are not derivable from the words but do not affect the basic, transparent locative meaning.

Etymology

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is named for King Mausolus, who had a huge, famous tomb built for him at Halicarnassus. The tomb was so well known that his name became the word for any large 'tomb' or 'memorial', so today 'mausoleum' means a big, important 'tomb'.