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pagoda

[ US /pəˈɡoʊdə/ ]
[ UK /pæɡˈə‍ʊdɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

How To Use pagoda In A Sentence

  • In the centre of the pond was an island; and on the island was a little summerhouse like a miniature pagoda. TOY SHOP
  • We took our station at the top of a rich Persian's house, opposite a spacious esplanade and contiguous to a large pagoda; in the centre of the esplanade was fixed a capstern, with a pole about sixty feet long, which was fixed so as to be occasionally raised or lowered. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales
  • There is, in the synagogue, in the mosque, in the pagoda, in the wigwam, a hideous side which we execrate, and a sublime side, which we adore. Les Miserables
  • The Pagoda, like hundreds of other buildings in Hawaii, sits on land leased from a trust established more than a century ago by a descendant of the ruler who united the major Hawaiian islands. Hawaii Local's Inside Play
  • The guide pointed at a pagoda and told us that it was built hundreds of years ago.
  • Hence, she was keen to assist in the work of Venerable Dr Rewata Dhamma, the Spiritual Director of the Birmingham Buddhist vihara, who has been instrumental in establishing the Dhamma Talaka (Reservoir of Truth) Peace Pagoda.
  • Monuments, temples, pagodas have been restored for use and for tourism.
  • Lumphini Park - a sea of grass, pagodas and shady paths, where local sports such as takraw, The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • The outdoor stage was lit by the luminescence of the lasers highlighting the magnificent Three Kingdoms Pagodas.
  • Pagoda Trellis is based on a fragment of a silk panel hand painted in France in the eighteenth century in response to the European rage for chinoiserie that pervaded every aspect of interior decoration.
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