pagoda

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Synonyms: pagode, pagod, jagoda, yagoda, pagods

Antonyms: pagode, pagod, jagoda, yagoda, pagods

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Hinduism|obsolete}} A [[Hindu]] [[temple]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|Hinduism|Buddhism|uncommon}} A [[tall]] [[building]] in an [[Indian]], [[Burmese]], or [[Thai]] [[style]] [[erect]]ed at [[Hindu]] or [[Buddhist]] [[temple]]s in [[South Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asia]], a [[stupa]] [[surmount]]ed with a [[high]] [[point]].
3. A [[multi-storey]] [[tower]] in a [[Chinese]] [[style]] [[use]]d in [[various]] [[context]]s across [[East Asia]] and [[Nepal]], [[usually]] with [[upturn]]ed [[curving]] [[roof]]s above [[each]] [[storey]].
4. {{lb|en|now|rare}} {{alternative form of|en|pagod}}{{ngd|, an [[idol]], [[chiefly]] in [[South Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asia]].}} {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|historical}} A unit of [[currency]], a [[coin]] made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties and colonial powers in southern India. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|rare}} {{short for|en|pagoda sleeve}}. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

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