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: 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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The pagoda is filled with precious statues, including a wooden Shakyamuni Buddha covered with gold paint.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
The showcase gets more stunning each year and features a 50-foot pagoda.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 July 2024
State media also reported that five dams, four pagodas and more than 65,000 houses were destroyed by the flooding.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Like 42 fireplaces, the pagodas were taken from the Pavillion when the royals sold it and brought to Buckingham Palace by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert between 1847 and 1849.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
The showcase gets more stunning each year and features a 50-foot pagoda.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 July 2024
State media also reported that five dams, four pagodas and more than 65,000 houses were destroyed by the flooding.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Like 42 fireplaces, the pagodas were taken from the Pavillion when the royals sold it and brought to Buckingham Palace by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert between 1847 and 1849.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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“Pagoda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pagoda. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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pagoda
noun
pa·go·da
pə-ˈgōd-ə 
: a tower in eastern Asia of several stories erected as a temple or memorial
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