Here are some chinchilla facts 1  : The chinchillas are mammals, representing the Rodents group. 2  Their natural habitat is the South part of Latin America. 3  Chinchillas live in colonies of 100 and prefer mountains where they can easily find places to hide.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph.
[stee-leez, steelz] /Ësti liz, stilz/ (Show IPA) 1. an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like. 2. Architecture. a prepared surface on the face of a building, a rock, etc., bearing an inscription or the like. 3. (in ancient Rome) a burial stone.