Pagoda Definition

pə-gōdə
pagodas
noun
In India and the Far East, a temple in the form of a pyramidal tower of several stories.
Webster's New World
A stupa.
American Heritage
A structure, such as a garden pavilion, built in imitation of a multistory Buddhist tower.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Pagoda

Noun

Singular:
pagoda
Plural:
pagodas

Origin of Pagoda

  • Portuguese pagode perhaps from Tamil pagavadi from Sanskrit bhagavatī goddess from feminine of bhagavat- blessed from bhagaḥ good fortune bhag- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Persian بت"ŒÚ©Ø¯Ù‡ (bot-kade, “idol temple"), from بت (bot, “idol") + کده (kade, “temple").

    From Wiktionary

Pagoda Sentence Examples

  • A lofty Chinese pagoda was erected in 1761.

  • The so-called pagoda of the Great Buddha is the chief native building.

  • The pagoda itself has no interior.

  • In ascending the river a stranger's eye is first caught by the numerous huge ice-houses with high thatched roofs and by a tall white tower - the T'ien-feng-t'a or Ning-po pagoda or obelisk - which rises to a height of 160 ft.

  • Electric tramways run to Pazundaung in dne direction and to Alon and Kemmendine in the other, as well as to the foot of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda hill.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAG

Words Ending With

ADAODA

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Words Starting With P and Ending With A

Starts With P & Ends With AStarts With PA & Ends With AStarts With P & Ends With DA

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With A