noun, adjective
noun ~ (to sb/sth)
1 [C] a statue, stone, etc. that is built in order to remind people of an important past event or of a famous person who has died:
a war memorial (= in memory of soldiers who died in a war) * a memorial to victims of the Holocaust
2 [sing.] a thing that will continue to remind people of sb/sth:
The painting will be a lasting memorial to a remarkable woman.
adjective [onlybeforenoun] created or done in order to remember sb who has died:
a memorial statue / plaque / prize * The memorial service will be held at a local church. * the John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
