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steeple

 
(stē'pəl) pronunciation
n.
  1. A tall tower forming the superstructure of a building, such as a church or temple, and usually surmounted by a spire.
  2. A spire.

[Middle English stepel, from Old English stēpel.]


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A tall ornamental structure; a tower, composed of a series of stories diminishing in size, and topped by a small pyramid, spire, or cupola.


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tårn, kirketårn

Nederlands (Dutch)
torenspits

Français (French)
n. - clocher, flèche

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kirchturm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καμπαναριό, βέλος (μυτερή κορυφή καμπαναριού)

Italiano (Italian)
guglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - campanário (m)

Русский (Russian)
колокольня, шпиль

Español (Spanish)
n. - aguja, campanario, torre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kyrktorn, tornspira

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
尖塔, 尖顶

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尖塔, 尖頂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 첨탑, 뾰족 지붕

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 尖塔

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برج الكنيسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צריח-כנסייה‬


 
 
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