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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

1 3.5
A museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York that honors the history and best players of baseball
  • proper noun
  • US
translation icon : Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol Nacional
  • My family plans to visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to learn about the history of baseball.
  • National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown
  • National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.
  • President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Examples

  • Stuart Wolf's father and son will join him on a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., at the end of October for a once-in-a-lifetime behind-the-scenes tour of the library and archives.

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  • I had recently asked my dad what he would like for his birthday, and he told me he had always wanted to go to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum," said Wolf.

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  • The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum honors legendary players and showcases significant artifacts from the sport.

  • During our trip to New York, we will stop by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown to see the exhibitions.

Synonyms

Hall of Fame
vsNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
106 3.6

A place or list that honors people for great achievements in a field

is a specific museum that centers on the sport's past and notable figures
National Baseball Hall of Fame
vsNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  • US
3.7

A museum in Cooperstown, New York, that honors the greatest baseball players and people who helped the sport

focuses more on celebrating the sport's history and a wider group of important figures

Surface Forms

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum main

Morphology

national + baseball + hall + of + fame + and + museum

The phrase is fully compositional: combining 'national' (country-level), 'baseball' (the sport), 'hall of fame' (an institution honoring outstanding figures) and 'museum' (a place displaying exhibits) yields the meaning of a country-level institution honoring baseball figures with exhibits. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words can therefore infer the general purpose of this institution, even if they may not know specific cultural or location details.

Etymology

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is the famous building in Cooperstown, New York, that keeps baseball's past and honors its best players. The name shows the idea: a Hall of Fame is like a room of plaques and names that give 'honor' to great players, and a Museum is a place that keeps bats, uniforms and stories, so the name means the place where baseball's top people and its history are 'remembered'.