Feminine

basilica

Meaning

(declension-1, feminine) basilica
(declension-1, feminine) church (medieval, Eastern Orthodox)
(declension-1, feminine) oblong hall with colonnade as a court of law/exchange

a church

a public building for law cases

كَنيسة

eklezio

Pronounced as (IPA)

[baˈsɪ.lɪ.ka]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ), from βασιλικὴ στοά/οἰκία (basilikḕ stoá/oikía, “royal hall”), from βασιλικός (basilikós, “regal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king, chief”). Compare with rēgia and see also palatium, aula.