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For example, pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) — a native Midwestern plant, despite its exotic name — can be lovely in a garden.
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Two stories of blue, curved, Chinese pagoda–like roofs rose out of a valley between low, verdant hills blanketed by msasa trees.
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Above the performers hovered a glowing, wire-frame pagoda, science fiction and historical at once.
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Don’t miss the Peace Pagoda of a Thousand Buddhas, a strikingly ornate 11-story tower that’s the tallest iron pagoda in China.
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John McCain parachuted into the lake that surrounds the pagoda when his aircraft was shot down in 1967.
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The giant green and red, pagoda-themed building, with a sign to match, sat on Veterans Memorial Boulevard near Causeway Boulevard.
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The pagoda mirror over the living room fireplace goes up to the ceiling, and so does the mirror in the dining room.
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The company plans a $1 million makeover that will include an Asian-style gate and pagoda-style roofs on the center’s five buildings.
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Origin and Etymology of pagoda
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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
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