alhambra

Noun
US[al-ham-bruh]/ælˈhæmbrə/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle AgesInstance of fortress, palacePart of Granada
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Al·ham′bra (…), noun

Origin: Ultimately fr. Ar. al the + hamrā red; i. e., the red (sc. house).

The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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