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mausoleum

/ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm/noun

उच्चारण मॉसलीअम

मकबरा, समाधि-भवन

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noun
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    [C]

    a special building made to hold the dead body of an important person or the dead bodies of a family

    मकबरा, समाधि-भवन

    • The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
    • Humayun's Tomb in Delhi is a grand Mughal mausoleum.

    Synonyms tomb sepulchre crypt vault

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⌂Word origin and word building

From the huge tomb built for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria, at Halicarnassus, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

यह शब्द Halicarnassus में Caria के शासक Mausolus के लिए बने विशाल मकबरे से आया है, जो प्राचीन विश्व के सात आश्चर्यों में से एक था।

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General knowledge

The Taj Mahal in Agra is a white marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan.

आगरा का Taj Mahal शाहजहाँ द्वारा बनवाया गया सफ़ेद संगमरमर का मकबरा है।