landmark

Meanings

Noun

• An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
• A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
• A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
• A major event or discovery.

Verb

• To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.

Origin

• From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc, from Proto-West Germanic *landamarku. Equivalent to land + mark. Cognate with German Landmarke ("landmark"), Danish landemærke ("landmark"), Swedish landmärke ("landmark"), Norwegian landemerke ("landmark") and Faroese landamark ("land frontier"). Compare also Middle English londes-mark.