"onion dome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: onion domes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} onion dome (plural onion domes)
  1. (architecture) An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture Wikipedia link: onion dome Categories (topical): Architectural elements, Architecture Categories (place): Russia Derived forms: onion-domed Translations (onion-shaped dome): løgkuppel [common-gender] (Danish), uikoepel [masculine] (Dutch), sibulkuppel (Estonian), sipulikupoli (Finnish), clocher à bulbe [masculine] (French), Zwiebelturm [masculine] (German), hagymakupola (Hungarian), næpa [feminine] (Icelandic), laukturn [masculine] (Icelandic), кромидеста купола (kromidesta kupola) [feminine] (Macedonian), cebula (Polish), cúpula bulbosa [feminine] (Portuguese), луковицео́бразный ку́пол (lukoviceóbraznyj kúpol) [masculine] (Russian), cúpula acebollada [feminine] (Spanish), lökkupol (Swedish), โดมหัวหอม (dohm hŭa hŏm) (Thai)

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