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pagoda

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pa·go·da  (p-gd)
n.
1.
a. A religious building of the Far East, especially a multistory Buddhist tower, erected as a memorial or shrine.
b. A stupa.
2. A structure, such as a garden pavilion, built in imitation of a multistory Buddhist tower.

[Portuguese pagode, perhaps from Tamil pagavadi, from Sanskrit bhagavat, goddess, from feminine of bhagavat-, blessed, from bhaga, good fortune; see bhag- in Indo-European roots.]

pagoda
Noun
a pyramid-shaped Asian temple or tower [Portuguese pagode]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pagodapagoda - an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
temple - place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
Translations
pagoda [pəˈgəudə] npagoda

pagoda [pəˈgəudə] npagode f

pagoda [pəˈgəudə] nPagode f

pagoda [pəˈgəudə] npagoda

pagoda
n pagoda [pəˈgəudə]
a Chinese temple, built in the shape of a tall tower, each storey of which has its own narrow strip of overhanging roof. pagoda باغودا، مَعْبد في الشَّرق الأوسَط пагода pagoda pagode die Pagode παγόδα pagoda pagood معبد؛ پاگودا pagodi pagode פּגוֹדָה चीनी बौद्ध मंदिर pagoda pagoda pagoda pagóða pagoda 탑 (모양의 동양의 사원) pagoda pagoda pagoda pagode pagode pagoda pagode pagodă пагода pagoda pagoda pagoda pagod เจดีย์ pagoda 寶塔 пагода چين کا ايک قسم کا مندر chùa chiền


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But Fun See was delightfully Chinese from his junk-like shoes to the button on his pagoda hat; for he had got himself up in style, and was a mass of silk jackets and slouchy trousers.
Almost as flushed as she had been in my dream, she leaned over the edge of the bank and began to demolish our flowery pagoda.
From the willow walk projected a slight wooden pier ending in a sort of pagoda-like summer-house; and in the pagoda a lady stood, leaning against the rail, her back to the shore.
 
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