menhir

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛnhɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(men′hir)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
men•hir  (men′hir),USA pronunciation n. [Archaeol.]
  1. Archaeologyan upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
  • Breton phrase men hir, equivalent. to men stone + hir long
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
menhir / ˈmɛnhɪə/
  1. a single standing stone, often carved, dating from the middle Bronze Age in the British Isles and from the late Neolithic Age in W Europe
Etymology: 19th Century: from Breton men stone + hir long
'menhir' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
kistvaen

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