TAJ
\tˈad͡ʒ], \tˈadʒ], \t_ˈa_dʒ]\
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täj, n. a crown, a distinctive head-dress, esp. the tall conical cap worn by Mohammedan dervishes--applied as expressing pre-eminence to the Taj Mahal, the magnificent mausoleum of Shah Jehan (1628-58) at Agra. [Pers.]
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