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Taj Mahal

[ tahzh muh-hahl, tahj ]

noun

  1. a white marble mausoleum built at Agra, India, by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (fl. 1628–58) for his favorite wife.


Taj Mahal

/ ˈtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl /

noun

  1. a white marble mausoleum in central India, in Agra on the Jumna River: built (1632–43) by the emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal; regarded as the finest example of Mogul architecture
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Taj Mahal

  1. A marble mausoleum in India , built in the seventeenth century by a king for his wife. The Taj Mahal usually appears on lists of the most beautiful buildings in the world.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Taj Mahal1

From Arabic and Persian: literally, “crown palace” or “crown place”; taj; mahal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Taj Mahal1

Urdu, literally: crown of buildings
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Example Sentences

Much like the Taj Mahal, Revel opened in classically gaudy Atlantic City style in April 2012—with a sunrise Champagne toast.

I am watching the sunrise from the 39th floor of the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Third, he started writing Indian-style songs, all curry powder and souvenirs from the Taj Mahal, very solemn.

The trip, for a charity Trierweiler has supported since before Hollande's election, includes a Taj Mahal gala.

“We took this digusting little corporate convention room and turned it into a mini Taj Mahal,” he says with a grin.

India has many notable temples and ruins, but for sheer beauty nothing can compare with the Taj Mahal, at Agra.

Even the splendid palaces and magnificent monuments, such as the Taj Mahal, were built largely by forced, unpaid labor.

In his description of the Taj-Mahal of Agra, that veritable eighth wonder of the world, he calls it "a poem in marble."

We lunched at the Taj Mahal Hotel, and got back tired and full of mixed impressions.

Scindia had given an entertainment to the Viceroy at the Taj Mahal, and supper had been laid out at a building in the grounds.

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