taj mahal

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Noun Phrase

HYPHEN

Taj Ma=hal

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun taj mahal has 1 sense

taj mahal(n = noun.artifact) - beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife;

is a kind of

mausoleum

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CIDE DICTIONARY

taj mahal, prop. n. [Corruption of Per. Mumtāz-i-Ma, lit., the distinguished one of the palace, fr. Ar.].

A marble mausoleum built at Agra, India, by the Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan, in memory of his favorite wife. In beauty of design and rich decorative detail it is one of the best examples of Saracenic architecture, and specifically of Mogul architecture. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]