Found 3 items, similar to Pagoda.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: pagoda kelenteng
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pagoda pagoda n : an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pagoda Pagoda \Pa*go"da\, n. [Pg. pagoda, pagode, fr. Hind. & Per. but-kadah a house of idols, or abode of God; Per. but an idol + kadah a house, a temple.] 1. A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not always, devoted to idol worship. [1913 Webster] 2. An idol. [R.] --Brande & C. [1913 Webster] 3. [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf. Skr. bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.] A gold or silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and a half rupees. [1913 Webster]