Image:Roma Basilica Maxentius.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Basilica built by the Emperor Maxentius, Rome (ruins)
Image:Assisis_Basilica_superiore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Interior of St. Francis of Assisi Basilica, Assisi
English
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Etymology
From Latin basilica, from Greek basilike, from basilike stoa, "royal hall".

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-basilica.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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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
trans-top|Christian church building having a nave
Croatian: bazilika f
Czech: bazilika#Czech|bazilika f
Dutch: basiliek f
Finnish: basilika, kirkko
French: basilique f
Ido: baziliko
Italian: basilica#Italian|basilica f
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Romanian: bazilic� f
Russian: базилика (bazílika) f
Spanish: basílica f
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Italian

Noun
it-noun|basilic|f|a|he

1. basilica

Derived terms
basilicale

See also
chiesa
santuario

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