yad
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- noun
- /jæd/
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yad
- The gathering was held at Yad Vashem, the world's largest Holocaust memorial.
- Yad Labanim
- Yad Vashem
- Yad Labanim Bulletin
Examples
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Among the online resources concerning victims of the Shoah is the website of Yad Vashem, the memorial and research center in Jerusalem.
Academic text (2011) -
Two days later in Jerusalem, Benedict visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.
Blog text (28) -
The AKP's leaders visited Israel many times during their first term, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself paid his respects at Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.
Academic text (2010) -
The group visited Yad Vashem to pay their respects to the victims of the Holocaust.
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He often volunteers at Yad Vashem, helping to preserve the memories of those who suffered.
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In her speech, she highlighted the importance of Yad Vashem as a place of remembrance and education.
Synonyms
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3.7
A structure like a statue that reminds people of an important person or event
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A large structure that honours a famous person or important event
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Etymology
Yad comes from the Hebrew yad, which means 'hand' and was used in names like Yad Vashem to mean a 'memorial'. So a yad as a monument is like a 'hand' that holds or keeps a person's memory.