หลักเมือง(làk meuuang)
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city pillar (protective)
the sacred pillar erected when founding a city, believed to house protective spirits and safeguard the city; an object of worship
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City Pillar Shrine
the shrine that houses the city pillar (ศาลหลักเมืองศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine); หลักเมืองหลักเมืองlàk meuuang1city pillar2City Pillar Shrine3city pillar (literal)4mainstay; linchpin (figurative)5city pillar; auspicious founding pillar6City Pillar Shrine (by extension)7city pillar shrine8city pillar (protective)9mainstay; keystone (figurative)10city pillar; sacred pillar of a city11City Pillar Shrine (by metonymy)12city pillar shrine (by metonymy)13city pillar (founding sacred pillar)14mainstay; cornerstone (figurative)15cornerstone; mainstay (figurative)16city pillar; founding pillar17city pillar; shrine is also used to refer to this place
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city pillar; sacred pillar of a city
a sacred pillar established when founding a city, believed to protect or embody the city's spirit; often counted with the classifier 'หลักหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4evidence; proof (legal/official; formal)5classifier for principles, courses, or main items'
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City Pillar Shrine (by metonymy)
by metonymy, the shrine that houses the city pillar (ศาลหลักเมืองศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine)
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city pillar
a sacred pillar believed to protect a city, traditionally enshrined and venerated as a symbol of the city's spiritual foundation
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city pillar shrine (by metonymy)
the shrine housing the city pillar; a place of worship associated with the city's guardian spirit
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city pillar (founding sacred pillar)
the consecrated pillar erected when founding a city, believed to protect the city; typically enshrined and venerated
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City Pillar Shrine (by metonymy)
the shrine or place housing the city pillar (ศาลหลักเมืองศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine)
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city pillar
a sacred pillar set when founding a city, regarded as its ceremonial foundation and spiritual protector
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city pillar shrine
the shrine that houses the city pillar (ศาลหลักเมืองศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine), a place of worship and civic symbolism
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city pillar
the sacred pillar marking the founding center of a city (esp. in Thailand), believed to protect and symbolize the city's stability
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City Pillar Shrine
the shrine or site housing the city pillar
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city pillar (literal)
A sacred pillar that represents and protects a city, usually kept in a shrine and seen as the city’s spiritual center.
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city pillar; auspicious founding pillar
A sacred pillar erected when a city is founded, believed to embody protective spirits and safeguard the city.
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City Pillar Shrine (by extension)
By extension, the shrine that houses the city pillar (ศาลหลักเมืองศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine).
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city pillar
the ceremonial pillar erected to symbolize and protect a city, traditionally set during the city's founding
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city pillar shrine
the shrine that houses the city pillar (ศาลหลักเมืองศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine)
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mainstay; keystone (figurative)
figurative: a person or thing regarded as the core support or stabilizing force of a community or institution
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city pillar; shrine
The sacred pillar installed at a city's founding, and by extension the shrine that houses it (ศาลหลักเมืองศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine), believed to protect the city.
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city pillar
a consecrated pillar marking the founding center of a city, traditionally believed to house the city's protective spirit (Thai tradition)
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City Pillar Shrine
the shrine that houses or centers the city pillar; a place of civic and spiritual significance
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city pillar
a sacred pillar marking a city’s founding and believed to be its spiritual center and protector in Thai tradition
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city pillar
the ceremonial pillar erected as the spiritual foundation and protector of a city
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City Pillar Shrine (by extension)
by extension, the shrine where the city pillar is housed
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city pillar
The sacred pillar that symbolizes and marks the foundation of a city (particularly in Thailand).
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City Pillar Shrine
The shrine that houses the city pillar and serves as a place of worship (ศาลหลักเมืองศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine).
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city pillar
the sacred pillar that marks the spiritual and administrative center of a Thai city; often kept in a City Pillar Shrine
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city pillar
The ceremonial pillar regarded as the spiritual center and symbolic foundation of a city, especially in Thailand.
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cornerstone; mainstay (figurative)
A person, thing, or principle considered the stabilizing foundation of a community, organization, or nation.
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city pillar; founding pillar
The sacred city pillar set when a city is founded in Thai tradition. It marks the city’s foundation and is believed to protect the city.
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mainstay; linchpin (figurative)
Someone or something seen as a key support of a community or country.
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mainstay; cornerstone (figurative)
something regarded as a fundamental support of the state or community; a vital institution or safeguard
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City Pillar Shrine
By extension, the shrine that houses the city pillar (ศาลหลักเมืองศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine).