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coupole

dome

noun koo-POL Rare
Travel & Places Landmarks

Origin: Italian 'cupola', diminutive of 'cupa' (tub, cask), via French.

Also means

cupola

Usage Note

Coupole refers to a rounded dome or cupola — la coupole du Panthéon — and is also the informal name for the Académie française, whose meeting room features a famous dome: être reçu sous la Coupole means to be elected to the Académie. The plural is des coupoles.

Examples

"La coupole de l'église domine tout le quartier."

Natural Translation

The dome of the church dominates the whole neighbourhood.

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