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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World proper noun: seven man-made structures that were listed and accepted as the greatest such in the vicinity of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. (The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pyramids of Giza, the Statue of Zeus, the Temple of Artemis, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.).

Proper noun

the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Seven man-made structures that were listed and accepted as the greatest such in the vicinity of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. (The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pyramids of Giza, the Statue of Zeus, the Temple of Artemis, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.)

Synonyms of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Questions about Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

What does Seven Wonders of the Ancient World mean?
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World means seven man-made structures that were listed and accepted as the greatest such in the vicinity of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. (The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pyramids of Giza, the Statue of Zeus, the Temple of Artemis, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.).
What part of speech is Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a proper noun.

Words near Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in the dictionary

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  3. Seven Stars
  4. seven thousand
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  8. Seven Years' War
  9. seven-arm octopus
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