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basilica
noun 
  1. (architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
  2. A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: basiliek
  • French: basilique
  • Italian: basilica
  • Spanish: basí­lica
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: From Latin basilica, from Greek basilike, from basilike stoa, "royal hall".

     
 
  

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