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(pə-vĭl'yən) pronunciation
n.
  1. An ornate tent.
    1. A light, sometimes ornamental roofed structure, used for amusement or shelter, as at parks or fairs: a picnic pavilion.
    2. A usually temporary structure erected at a fair or show for use by an exhibitor: the French pavilion at the World's Fair.
    3. A large structure housing sports or entertainment facilities; an arena.
  2. A structure or another building connected to a larger building; an annex.
  3. One of a group of related buildings forming a complex, as of a hospital.
  4. The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gem, slanting outward from the culet to the girdle.
tr.v., -ioned, -ion·ing, -ions.
  1. To cover or furnish with or as if with a pavilion.
  2. To put in or as if in a pavilion.

[Middle English pavilon, from Old French pavillon, from Latin pāpiliō, pāpiliōn-, butterfly, tent.]



1. A detached or semidetached structure used for entertainment or (as at a hospital) for specialized activities.
2. On a façade, a prominent portion usually central or terminal, identified by projection, height, and special roof forms.
3. In a garden or fairground, a temporary structure or tent, usually ornamented.


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IN BRIEF: Large and often sumptuous tent.

pronunciation A pavilion on the hill was used for the wedding ceremony.

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For a list of words related to pavilion, see:
  • Types of Buildings - pavilion: large, often sumptuous tent or canopy
  • Outbuildings, Gardens, and Fences - pavilion: open tent, building, or shelter adjoining main body of building or separate from it
  • Rooms - pavilion: detached or semidetached division of building, often for display of objects


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Common misspelling(s) of pavilion

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stort telt, pavillon
v. tr. - slå telt op

Nederlands (Dutch)
paviljoen, zomer-/ tuinhuisje, feestzaal, van paviljoen voorzien, behuisd worden in paviljoen

Français (French)
n. - pavillon
v. tr. - pavilloner

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pavillon, Zelt
v. - mit Zelten bedecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οικίσκος, περίπτερο (κν. κιόσκι), υπόστεγο, τέντα (σε γήπεδο)

Italiano (Italian)
padiglione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pavilhão (m)

Русский (Russian)
шатер, павильон, беседка

Español (Spanish)
n. - pabellón
v. tr. - guarecer

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - paviljong, (stort) tält

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
亭子, 凉亭, 展示馆, 阁, 大帐篷, 搭帐蓬, 笼罩

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 亭子, 涼亭, 展示館, 閣, 大帳篷
v. tr. - 搭帳蓬, 籠罩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 큰 천막, 휴게소, 부속건물, 전시관
v. tr. - ~을 대형 천막으로 덮다, 천막에 넣다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 展示館, 大型テント, 観覧席, 天蓋, 別館, 耳介, パビリオン
v. - テントを張る, テントに入れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سرادق, صيوان, جناح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביתן, אוהל, מבנה שעשועים, דוכן בתערוכה, אגף נפרד של בית-חולים, חלק מקושט של בניין‬
v. tr. - ‮הכניס לביתן, הקים ביתן‬


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