[ākhān] (n) EN: building ; structure ; hall ; houseFR: immeuble [ m ] ; bâtiment [ m ] ; édifice [ m ] ; construction [ f ] ; établissement [ m ] ; hall [ m ] ; salle [ f ]
[teuk] (n) EN: building ; brick building ; constructionFR: immeuble [ m ] ; maison (en dur) [ f ] ; construction (en briques) [ f ] ; building [ m ] ; édifice [ m ]
n. [ L. aedificium, fr. aedificare: cf. F. édifice. See Edify. ] A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place, Syn. edifice, Example:there was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice