pagoda
/pəˈɡoʊ.də/ noun C2- A tall building in an Indian, Burmese, or Thai style erected at Hindu or Buddhist temples in South and Southeast Asia, a stupa surmounted with a high point.
- A multi-storey tower in a Chinese style used in various contexts across East Asia and Nepal, usually with upturned curving roofs above each storey.
- A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties and colonial powers in southern India.
Plural pagodas
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