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pagoda
[ puh-goh-duh ]
noun
- in India, Myanmar (Burma), China, etc., a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
- any of several former gold or silver coins of southern India, usually bearing a figure of such a temple, first issued in the late 16th century and later also by British, French, and Dutch traders.
pagoda
/ əˈɡəʊə /
noun
- an Indian or Far Eastern temple, esp a tower, usually pyramidal and having many storeys
pagoda
- A tower with several different stories, each of which has its own roof. Pagodas are common in eastern Asia and originally served religious purposes as memorials or shrines.
Other 51Թ Forms
- 貹·d· adjective
- ܲp·d noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pagoda1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pagoda1
Example Sentences
Close to the pagoda, we saw Buddhist funeral rituals being held on the street outside a destroyed house.
Around the city, the remains of crushed pagodas and golden spires line the streets.
But it’s important that the creators of the pagoda lunch box, the thank-you bag, and the pink doughnut box did not try to capture all the profits that they created.
Then Ms. Mac picked out a respectable cage—okay, not the three-story pagoda I’d had my eye on—but a nice cage.
Gu’s Beijing neighborhood is known for the 13th-century Buddhist temple of the title, whose tall white pagoda is visible far and wide.
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