Get to know Pagoda better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like temple.
Pagoda meaning
- A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.
- An image or carving of a god in South and Southeast Asia; an idol.
- A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties and colonial powers in southern India.
Synonyms of Pagoda
Using Pagoda
- The main meaning on this page is: A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. | An image or carving of a god in South and Southeast Asia; an idol. | A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties and colonial powers in southern India.
- Useful related words include: temple.
- In the example corpus, pagoda often appears in combinations such as: the pagoda, pagoda and, pagoda in.
Context around Pagoda
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pagoda
- In this selection, "pagoda" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, iron, liuhe, built, past and roof stand out and add context to how "pagoda" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a tall pagoda and use and a towering pagoda that epitomizes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pagoda" sits close to words such as abdulrazaq, adan and adolphus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pagoda
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We went over there and looked at the pagoda. (9 words)
Behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda, as seen in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (9 words)
Once here, find a tall pagoda and use the iron hook to climb it. (14 words)
Built in 1926, the Kokkine Service Reservoir on the corner of the Kaba Aye Pagoda and Pearl Road is designed to store water pumped up from the Gyo Phyu Reservoir on the outskirts of the town before it is distributed to downtown areas. (43 words)
Three villagers were killed and four others were injured at their homes in Pan Myaung village in late August after they were struck by an artillery shell, which local residents said was fired by the Myanmar military from Aung Mingalar Pagoda Hill. (42 words)
The incident happened at a car parking near a park, which is located in front of a pagoda, in Lashio town of northern Shan state at around 11:45 a.m. local time (0515 GMT), the report said on Thursday. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Historic Royal Palaces, the organization behind the restoration, used this watercolor to ensure the Great Pagoda was restored as close to the original design as possible and also to help design the pagoda’s new dragons.
Some of the most famous are the Iron Pagoda built in 1049 during the Northern Song and the Liuhe Pagoda built in 1165 during the Southern Song, although there were many others.
Amongst the 50 giant illuminated lanterns on display are a scene from Aladin, pandas, a pagoda and a giant rooster, celebrating the new zodiac animal for a new Chinese New Year.
As the 33 drivers walk from the pagoda, past the whooping and screaming fans, and onto a stage to wave as their names are announced, they are rock stars.
Bicolano folk said that no woman may board to the pagoda with “Ina” as this might spell disaster.
But while his predecessors’ pagodas are free to visit, it appears that pilgrims will have to pay to enter Min Aung Hlaing’s pagoda.
In 1963, the restaurant moved to a new building with an ersatz pagoda roof and parking located at Cass and Petersboro.
The family suite, spanning two bedrooms, should be your top choice, with windows framing the Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten, a towering pagoda that epitomizes peace.
The incident happened at a car parking near a park, which is located in front of a pagoda, in Lashio town of northern Shan state at around 11:45 a.m. local time (0515 GMT), the report said on Thursday.
Crocheron and John Golden Park has at least 30 different types of trees throughout its 64 acres, including the Japanese pagoda, Amur cork, Sweetgum and Maidenhair — commonly known as the ginkgo.
Holloway 'Pagoda' Circus, at the point where Horse Fair meets Smallbrook Queensway's curvaceous avenue towards the Bullring.
The infantry battalion is based near the town, while the AA troops were moving past the pagoda when the skirmish broke out.
The living room, which has been decorated around the Pagoda Clock, is filled with pineapple-themed decorations and the dining room has been transformed into a Grecian Banquet inspired by the Shield of Achillies.
Once here, find a tall pagoda and use the iron hook to climb it.
They are commemorated in the Martyr’s mausoleum, located next to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda.
We went over there and looked at the pagoda.
Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who has close ties with U Aung Kham Hti, was among the initial funders of the pagoda’s foundation, donating the same amount—1 million kyats.
Three villagers were killed and four others were injured at their homes in Pan Myaung village in late August after they were struck by an artillery shell, which local residents said was fired by the Myanmar military from Aung Mingalar Pagoda Hill.
Behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda, as seen in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
Built in 1926, the Kokkine Service Reservoir on the corner of the Kaba Aye Pagoda and Pearl Road is designed to store water pumped up from the Gyo Phyu Reservoir on the outskirts of the town before it is distributed to downtown areas.
Common combinations with pagoda
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the pagoda 11×
- pagoda and 6×
- pagoda in 6×
- shwedagon pagoda 6×
- pagoda was 3×
- pagoda built 2×
- peace pagoda 2×
- pagoda on 2×