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Kuppel

dome

noun KOOP-el Rare

Origin: from Italian cupola

Also means

cupola

Usage Note

Kuppel is feminine and names a rounded roof crowning churches and parliaments; the glass Reichstagskuppel is famous. A small one atop a roof may be a Laterne or Türmchen.

Examples

"Die vergoldete Kuppel glänzt in der Sonne."

Natural Translation

The gilded dome gleams in the sun.

Literal Translation

The gilded dome gleams in the sun.

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