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US/ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd/
UK/ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd/
a large stone building with a square base and four sloping sides that meet at a point
In context
Millions of tourists visit the pyramids of Giza every year.
Workers needed more than twenty years to build the great pyramid.
The chart shows the age of the population as a pyramid.
Words that go with pyramid
verb + noun
- build a pyramidAncient Egyptians built a pyramid for each pharaoh.
- visit the pyramidsWe plan to visit the pyramids near Cairo next spring.
adjective + noun
- Egyptian pyramidThe oldest Egyptian pyramid is over four thousand years old.
noun + noun
- population pyramidA population pyramid shows how many people are in each age group.
- pyramid schemeThe police warned people about a pyramid scheme.
noun + preposition
- the top of the pyramidSnow covered the top of the pyramid.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a pyramid of GizaCorrect: the pyramids of Giza