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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 zig·gu·rat /ˈzɪgəˌræt/
 (古代美索不達米亞的) 金字神塔(頂上設神殿)

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Zig·gu·rat n. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also zikkurat.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ziggurat
      n : a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the
          ancient Assyrians and Babylonians [syn: zikkurat, zikurat]