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basilica

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ba·sil·i·ca /bəˈsɪlɪkə, -ˈzɪl-/ noun [countable]  RRCTBBa church in the shape of a long room with a round end 长方形廊柱大厅式教堂,宗座圣殿 the basilica of St Peter’s in Rome 罗马的圣彼得大教堂
Examples from the Corpus
basilicaThe plan is that of a cross-domed basilica with nave, aisles, eastern apse and western atrium.Twin quakes on Sept. 26 killed 10 people and severely damaged the basilica in Assisi.Mass was celebrated in the basilicas of San Francesco and Santa Chiara.I try to picture the basilica and the beautiful little medieval town of Assisi, tucked into the side of Mount Subasio.Though still standing, the basilica itself has sustained terrible damage.The basilica beside the columns is very ancient, one of the oldest in the city, founded in the fourth-century.The basilica, completed in A.D. 329, was 391 feet long and 208 feet wide.
Origin basilica (1500-1600) Latin Greek basilike, from basilikos royal, from basileus king
ba·sil·i·ca nounChineseSyllable
room church a in a Corpus with of the shape long


basilica
basilica /bəˈsɪlɪkə, -ˈzɪl-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: Greek basilike, from basilikos 'royal', from basileus 'king'
a church in the shape of a long room with a round end:
    the basilica of St Peter’s in Rome


ba·sil·icaBrE /bəˈzɪlɪkə/ 🔊NAmE /bəˈzɪlɪkə/ 🔊 nouna large church or hall with a curved end and two rows of columns inside 巴西利卡,会堂(一端呈半圆形,内设两排廊柱)