pagoda
noun
in India, Myanmar (Burma), China, etc., a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
pagodas
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pluralof pagoda.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Astrologers consult a national zodiac, palm readers ring pagodas, would-be alchemists attempt to transmute mercury into gold and SIM card companies advertise dial-a-diviners.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
Constructed in 1960, the buildings, known as pagodas, were two of six laboratories used as test cells to carry out environmental tests on the atomic bomb.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2023
About 40,000 are still sheltering in sturdy buildings such as monasteries, pagodas and schools, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
At the March council meeting, some praised Saro, saying she has educated the community about the word Sankranta and that it is used in Cambodia at different temples and pagodas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2023
What you see from the road are the two gatehouses, each a small empty pillbox of a building faced with flagstones and topped, like tiny pagodas, with shingled curving roofs.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
