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taj mahal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun taj mahal has 1 sense
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.]
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