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Definition of Alhambra

1. Noun. A fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages.

Definition of Alhambra

1. n. The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.

Definition of Alhambra

1. Proper noun. A palace in Granada, Spain; historically a royal palace. ¹

2. Proper noun. A solitaire card game played with two decks. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alhambra

Literary usage of Alhambra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The situation of the Alhambra is one of rare natural beauty; the plateau commands a ... The park (Alameda de la Alhambra), which in spring is overgrown with ..."

2. Spain and Portugal: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1901)
"388), which isolates the Alhambra hill on the E. from the Cerro del Sol (p. ... This is separated from the Alhambra proper, the Palace of the Moorish ..."

3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1842)
"It bears the following inscription : Jurisdicción de la Fortaleza real del Alhambra ; ' Jurisdiction of the royal Fortress of the Alhambra ; ' and is at the ..."

4. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"I HAVE not attempted to describe the Alhambra. That were presumption. ... The Alhambra, however, to be appreciated must be seen by moonlight. ..."

5. Annals of the Liverpool Stage: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by R. J. Broadbent (1908)
"The theatre was afterwards known as the Alhambra Music Hall. ... The Alhambra was one of the first music halls in the provinces to be run on the popular ..."

6. Stepping Stones to Literature: A Reader for Seventh Grades by Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert (1898)
"The rulers built for themselves a palace called the Alhambra, one of the most famous buildings of the world. That palace still stands, although fallen into ..."

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