copybuilding
nounUK /ˈkɒpiˌbɪldɪŋ/
US /ˈkɑːpiˌbɪldɪŋ/
A copybuilding is a building made to look just like another building.
The new school is a copybuilding of the old one across town.
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2. A building used mainly for making copies or reproductions.
The print shop moved into a small copybuilding near the station.
3. A second building that copies the design of an original for a different place.
They built a copybuilding of the museum in the new district.
4. A building that is an exact copy of a famous landmark.
Tourists visited the copybuilding of the Eiffel Tower in the theme park.