cupola

08:09 Nov 1, 2000
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: cupola
la piu alta parte della chiesa
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nacupola
Jon Zuber (X)
naThe dome (of a church).
Luis Luis


  

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cupola


Explanation:
"A rounded vault or dome forming the roof of any building or part of a building, or supported on columns over a tomb, etc.; esp. applied to the pointed or bulbuous domes of Saracenic architecture. Often spec.: A diminutive dome rising above a roof; a domelike lantern or skylight; in practical Architecture, the ceiling of a dome."


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1 day 22 hrs
The dome (of a church).


Explanation:
Some big churches/cathedrals have both domes and steeples.

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Luis Luis

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