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Definition of “onion dome”

onion dome

Definitions

noun

  1. a bulb-shaped dome characteristic of Byzantine and Russian church architecture

Example Sentences Including 'onion dome'

If you were very lucky, from your window you glimpsed the onion dome of the neighbouring church, or even the walls of the Kremlin itself.
Jon Snow SHOOTING HISTORY: A Personal Journey (2004)

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