Meaning Of The Word Cleopatra's Needle
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Cleopatra's Needle in American English
either of two ancient Egyptian obelisks, one in London, the other in New York City, sent as gifts (1878) by the ruler of Egypt to England & the U.S. Cleopatra's Needle in British English noun: either of two Egyptian obelisks, originally set up at Heliopolis about 1500 bc: one was moved to the Thames Embankment, London, in 1878, the other to Central Park, New York, in 1880 |
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