Alhambra – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Alhambra
n.
fortress and palace in Granada (Spain) built by Muslims during the Middle Ages; city in California (USA); village in Illinois (USA); town in Alberta (Canada); family name; brand name of a very expensive classical guitar that is handmade in Spain
Alhambra
The
Alhambra (; ; ,
Al-Ḥamrā, lit. "the red one"
), the complete form of which was Calat Alhamra, is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was originally constructed as a small fortress in 889 and then largely ignored until its ruins were renovated and rebuilt in the mid-13th century by the Moorish emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the Emirate of Granada, who built its current palace and walls. It was converted into a royal palace in 1333 by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada.
Alhambra
Noun
1. a palace and fortress built in Granada by the Muslims in the Middle Ages
(hypernym) palace
(part-holonym) Granada
Alhambra
n.
Alhambra, fortress and palace in Granada (Spain); built by Muslims during the Middle Ages (Spain) city in California (USA); village in Illinois (USA); town in Alberta (Canada); family name
Alhambra
(n.)
The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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