ba‧sil‧i‧ca /bəˈsɪlɪkə, -ˈzɪl-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: Greek basilike, from basilikos 'royal', from basileus 'king']
a church in the shape of a long room with a round end:
the basilica of St Peter’s in Rome [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲