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All over the world, there are famous landmarkslandmark (noun)Well-known places, often historic buildings or monuments, that people recognize.≈ Synonym: monuments🇺🇿UZ: diqqatga sazovor joylar🇷🇺RU: достопримечательности that people visit to learn about history, cultureculture (noun)The customs, arts, and way of life of a group of people.≈ Synonym: customs and arts🇺🇿UZ: madaniyat🇷🇺RU: культура, or simply to enjoy the view. These landmarks are special places that often representrepresent (verb)To stand for or be a symbol of something.≈ Synonym: symbolize🇺🇿UZ: ifodalamoq, bildirmoq🇷🇺RU: представлять a country or city.
One of the most well-knownwell-known (adj)Known by many people; famous.≈ Synonym: famous🇺🇿UZ: mashhur🇷🇺RU: известный landmarks is the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Built in 1889, it was once the tallest structurestructure (noun)A building or other large constructed object.≈ Synonym: building🇺🇿UZ: inshoot🇷🇺RU: сооружение in the world. Today, millionsmillion (noun)A very large number of people or things.≈ Synonym: a huge number🇺🇿UZ: millionlab🇷🇺RU: миллионы of people visit the Eiffel Tower every year. They can take a liftlift (noun)A machine that carries people up and down inside a building.≈ Synonym: elevator🇺🇿UZ: lift🇷🇺RU: лифт or climbclimb (verb)To go up something using your legs, and sometimes hands.≈ Synonym: go up🇺🇿UZ: ko'tarilmoq, chiqmoq🇷🇺RU: подниматься stairsstairs (noun)A set of steps that lead from one level to another.≈ Synonym: steps🇺🇿UZ: zinapoya🇷🇺RU: лестница to the top to see beautiful viewsview (noun)What can be seen from a certain place.≈ Synonym: scenery🇺🇿UZ: manzara🇷🇺RU: вид of the city.
Another famous landmark is the Statue of Liberty in New York City, USA. It was a giftgift (noun)Something given to someone without payment.≈ Synonym: present🇺🇿UZ: sovg'a🇷🇺RU: подарок from France to the United States in 1886. The statuestatue (noun)A model of a person or animal made of stone, metal, or another material.≈ Synonym: monument🇺🇿UZ: haykal🇷🇺RU: статуя stands on an islandisland (noun)A piece of land completely surrounded by water.≈ Synonym: isle🇺🇿UZ: orol🇷🇺RU: остров and welcomeswelcome (verb)Greets someone warmly when they arrive.≈ Synonym: greets🇺🇿UZ: kutib oladi, qarshi oladi🇷🇺RU: приветствует people who arrivearrive (verb)To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.≈ Synonym: reach🇺🇿UZ: yetib kelmoq🇷🇺RU: прибывать by sea. For many, it is a symbolsymbol (noun)Something that represents an idea or quality.≈ Synonym: sign🇺🇿UZ: ramz🇷🇺RU: символ of freedomfreedom (noun)The state of being free, not controlled by others.≈ Synonym: liberty🇺🇿UZ: erkinlik🇷🇺RU: свобода and hopehope (noun)A feeling that something good will happen.≈ Synonym: wish🇺🇿UZ: umid🇷🇺RU: надежда.
In Asia, the Taj Mahal in India is one of the most beautiful landmarks. It is a white marblemarble (noun)A hard, often white stone used for buildings and statues.≈ Synonym: stone material🇺🇿UZ: marmar🇷🇺RU: мрамор building with a large domedome (noun)A round roof shaped like half a ball.≈ Synonym: rounded roof🇺🇿UZ: gumbaz🇷🇺RU: купол, built in the 1600s. The Taj Mahal was made as a tombtomb (noun)A large structure where a dead body is buried.≈ Synonym: grave, mausoleum🇺🇿UZ: maqbara🇷🇺RU: гробница for an emperor’semperor (noun)A male ruler of an empire.≈ Synonym: ruler🇺🇿UZ: imperator🇷🇺RU: император wife. People visit it not only for its history but also to see its amazing designdesign (noun)The way something is planned and made to look.≈ Synonym: style🇺🇿UZ: dizayn🇷🇺RU: дизайн and gardensgarden (noun)Areas of land with plants, flowers, and trees.≈ Synonym: parks🇺🇿UZ: bog'lar🇷🇺RU: сады.
These landmarks, and many others around the world, help us learn about different cultures and times in history. Visiting them can be excitingexciting (adj)Causing strong feelings of interest or enthusiasm.≈ Synonym: thrilling🇺🇿UZ: hayajonli, qiziqarli🇷🇺RU: захватывающий and educationaleducational (adj)Helping people to learn something.≈ Synonym: informative🇺🇿UZ: ta'limiy, bilim beruvchi🇷🇺RU: образовательный. They remindremind (verb)To make someone think of something again.≈ Synonym: make you recall🇺🇿UZ: eslatmoq🇷🇺RU: напоминать us of the skillsskill (noun)Abilities to do something well.≈ Synonym: abilities🇺🇿UZ: mahoratlar, ko'nikmalar🇷🇺RU: навыки and dreamsdream (noun)Hopes or ambitions for the future.≈ Synonym: ambitions🇺🇿UZ: orzular🇷🇺RU: мечты of people in the pastpast (noun)The time before now; earlier history.≈ Synonym: earlier times🇺🇿UZ: o'tmish🇷🇺RU: прошлое.