rotunda
noun
ro·tun·da
rō-ˈtən-də 
1
: a round building
especially
: one covered by a dome
2
a
: a large round room
b
: a large central area (as in a hotel)
Examples of rotunda in a Sentence
We stood inside the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building.
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Today’s Schedule 12 minutes ago President Carter’s casket will begin the day in the U.S. Capitol rotunda and end in a burial plot beside Rosalynn Carter in Plains, Ga.
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
After lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center in Georgia, Carter's remains arrived Tuesday in D.C., where he is scheduled to lie in state at the United States Capitol rotunda ahead of funeral services.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Former President Jimmy Carter is currently lying in state in the Capitol rotunda ahead of his funeral Thursday.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
More politics coverage: The body of former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state after a memorial service in the rotunda.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
After lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center in Georgia, Carter's remains arrived Tuesday in D.C., where he is scheduled to lie in state at the United States Capitol rotunda ahead of funeral services.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Former President Jimmy Carter is currently lying in state in the Capitol rotunda ahead of his funeral Thursday.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
More politics coverage: The body of former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state after a memorial service in the rotunda.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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rotunda
noun
ro·tun·da
rō-ˈtən-də
1
: a round building
especially
: one covered by a dome
2
a
: a large round room
b
: a large central area (as in a hotel)
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