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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespilastro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pilastro
"Il tempio è sostenuto da grandi pilastri."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A tall structure supporting a building or standing alone as a monument.
"The marble pillar held up the heavy roof of the ancient temple."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French pilier, from Late Latin pilare, from pila 'pillar'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "pillar" is said worldwide
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pilier
Transliteration: pilier
"Ce monument est soutenu par un grand pilier."
Säule
Transliteration: Säule
"Die Marmorsäule stützt das schwere Dach."
pilastro
Transliteration: pilastro
"Il tempio è sostenuto da grandi pilastri."
pilar
Transliteration: pilar
"El pilar de piedra sostiene el techo."
pilar
Transliteration: pilar
"O pilar de mármore sustenta a estrutura."
स्तंभ
Transliteration: stambh
"यह इमारत मजबूत स्तंभों पर खड़ी है।"
柱子
Transliteration: zhùzi
"这栋建筑由几根大理石柱子支撑。"
기둥
Transliteration: gidung
"건물은 튼튼한 돌기둥으로 받쳐져 있다."
柱
Transliteration: hashira
"その神殿は多くの石の柱で支えられている。"
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