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Pagodas

A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.

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  1. 1

    A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.

  2. 2

    (usually in form pagod) An image or carving of a god in South and Southeast Asia; an idol.

  3. 3

    A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties in medieval southern India.

  4. 4

    An ornamental structure imitating the design of the religious building, erected in a park or garden.

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