Monumental City
/ˈmɒnjʊmɛntl ˈsɪti/US
noun
With the. The city of Baltimore, Maryland.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in National Gazette (Philadelphia). From monumental + city, with reference to the Washington Monument, a Doric column 178 feet (approx. 54 metres) in height, built in Baltimore to a design by Robert Mills, in memory of George Washington.
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- horror show
- horror-stricken
- horror-struck
- horror vacui
- hors concours
- hors de combat
- hors d'oeuvre
- horse
- horse-and-buggy
- horse around (or about)
- horse artillery
- horseback
- horseback rider
- horseback riding
- horsebean
- horse-block
- horsebox
- horse brass
- horse breeder
- horse chestnut
- horse cloth
- horse collar
- horse-coper