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Taj Mahal

/t̪ɑd͡ʒ mɛhɛl/ · name

Meaning

  1. A monument in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world.

Etymology / origin

From Hindustani ताज महल / تاج محل (tāj mahal, “crown of palaces”), from Classical Persian, ultimately from Arabic, corresponding to English taj + mahal.

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