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ALHAMBRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
fort; fortress (a fortified defensive structure)
palace (official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign))
Holonyms ("Alhambra" is a part of...):
Granada (a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction)
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