pagoda
IPA: pʌgˈoʊdʌ
noun
- A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.
- (now rare, usually in form pagod) An image or carving of a god in South and Southeast Asia; an idol.
- (now historical) A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties in medieval southern India.
- An ornamental structure imitating the design of the religious building, erected in a park or garden.
- (rare) A pagoda sleeve.
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