Definition of pagoda
:a tower in eastern Asia usually with roofs curving upward at the division of each of several stories and erected as a temple or memorial
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Well, sure, but why not cater to wealthy guests who want to healthify their holidays by meditating in a pagoda and gorging on omega-3s in the lap of luxury?
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Just below a hilltop pagoda in Ba Vi, Vietnam, steel frames the size of two-car garages were popping up on a bluff that overlooked a valley of electric-green rice paddies.
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The women hammered kettledrums and struck a gong suspended from a pagoda.
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The paths pass beaches and waterfalls, rice paddies, garlic farms, persimmon orchards and pagodas.
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In Myanmar, people performed exercises near the Shwedagon pagoda, the landmark Buddhist stupa in Yangon.
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Brian Sage is working on a pagoda style potty with clapboard siding and a wainscoting panel interior.
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Conceptual drawings for North Miami’s Chinatown district show pagodas, an entrance inspired by the Ming Dynasty, pedestrian walkways, canals, several parks and green space, bike lanes and rooftop gardens.
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But starting in the middle of the second row, Alonso took it easy on the traditional three-wide start under the famed Indianapolis pagoda.
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Origin and Etymology of pagoda
Portuguese pagode statue of a deity, Hindu or Buddhist temple
PAGODA Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of pagoda for English Language Learners
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: a type of tall building in eastern Asia that has many floors with roofs that stick out on each floor and curve up
PAGODA Defined for Kids
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pa·go·da
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Definition of pagoda for Students
:a tower of several stories built as a temple or memorial in eastern or southeastern Asia
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