Meaning Of The Word Pagoda

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pagoda
countable noun: A pagoda is a tall building which is used for religious purposes, especially by Buddhists, in China, Japan, and South-East Asia. Pagodas are usually very highly decorated.

pagoda in American English
in India and the Far East, a temple in the form of a pyramidal tower of several stories, usually an odd number, commonly built over a sacred relic or as a work of devotion
noun: a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories

pagoda in British English
noun: an Indian or Far Eastern temple, esp a tower, usually pyramidal and having many storeys

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