1. (n.) A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and tower-like buildings of the Hindus and Buddhists of India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not always, devoted to idol worship.

2. (n.) An idol.

3. (n.) A gold or silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and a half rupees.

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