historical marker

collocation in English

meaningsofhistoricalandmarker

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historical
adjective
uk
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/us
/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
connected with studying or representing things from ...
See more athistorical
marker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɑː.kər/us
/ˈmɑːr.kɚ/
a sign that shows where ...
See more atmarker

(Definition ofhistoricalandmarkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhistorical marker

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An inversion can thus be considered to be an excellenthistoricalmarker.
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I would put in anhistoricalmarkerhere: columns of refugees follow a continental war as night follows day.
From the
Hansard archive
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It was marked as ahistoricalmarkerin 1973.
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A smokehouse, privy and statehistoricalmarkerare considered contributing.
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The home where he was born, his father's tavern, no longer exists, but ahistoricalmarkeris located on the site.
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There is ahistoricalmarkerat this site.
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Wikipedia
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The community includes ahistoricalmarkerdescribing its history.
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Wikipedia
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There is nohistoricalmarkerat the site.
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Wikipedia
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The battery no longer exists and is now noted only with ahistoricalmarker.
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Wikipedia
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Today, only ahistoricalmarkeridentifies the site.
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Wikipedia
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Anhistoricalmarkerwas placed in front of his former home in 2011.
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Wikipedia
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A statehistoricalmarkerwas erected in 1972.
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The stateshistoricalmarkerprogram grew out of this effort.
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The synagogue received anhistoricalmarkerin 1988.
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Wikipedia
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Currently, the church is trying to have ahistoricalmarkerplaced at the site.
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Wikipedia
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There is a statehistoricalmarkerat the former site which proclaims its contribution to circus history.
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There is a pyramid shapedhistoricalmarkerof sandstone situated approximately 200 yards west-northwest of the fort's original location next to the old chicken house.
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Ahistoricalmarkerin the park across the street from the school commemorates the camp, and the 1917 riot that occurred there.
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A statehistoricalmarkerhas also been placed at the site.
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Thehistoricalmarkerfor the original building is located in the parish hall.
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