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rotunda

 
(rō-tŭn') pronunciation
n.
  1. A circular building, especially one with a dome.
    1. A large area with a high ceiling, as in a hotel lobby.
    2. A large round room.

[Italian rotonda, from feminine of rotondo, round, from Latin rotundus. See rotund.]


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In Classical and Neoclassical architecture, a building or room that is circular in plan and covered with a dome. The Pantheon is a Classical Roman rotunda. The Villa Rotonda at Vicenza, designed by Andrea Palladio, is an Italian Renaissance example. The central hall of the U.S. Capitol is an example of the rotunda in its familiar role as part of a monumental public building.

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1. A circular building, especially one with a dome.
2. A circular hall in a large building, esp. one covered by a cupola.


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rotunde, rund bygning

Nederlands (Dutch)
rotonde, rond gebouw/ ruimte

Français (French)
n. - rotonde

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rotunde

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) ροτόντα

Italiano (Italian)
rotonda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rotunda (f) (Arquit.)

Русский (Russian)
ротонда

Español (Spanish)
n. - rotonda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rotunda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
圆形建筑, 圆形大厅

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 圓形建築, 圓形大廳

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원형 건물, 원형 홀

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 円形建築物, 円形大広間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مبنى مستدير, قاعه مستديرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בניין עגול, בייחוד עם כיפה, אולם או חדר עגול‬


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