a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot
Word origin
[1875–80; ‹ Skt stūpa]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross-fertilization, hat trick, overdraft, slime mold, weekend
Examples of 'stupa' in a sentence
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Island, farmland, forest, bridge, buffalo, stupa — and repeat.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Local couples circle the stupa for good luck.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
His rescuers whisked him away from the stupa, fearing he would be arrested.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At night, thousands of tiny butter lamps illuminate the stupa.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Behind us the stupa glimmered back into the desert, as if we had imagined it.
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Maybe that's because the beach hasn't got a yoga stupa and the tavernas don't do tasting menus.