Alhambra
pronunciation
How to pronounce Alhambra in British English:
UK [ˌælˈhæmbrə]
How to pronounce Alhambra in American English:
US [ælˈhæmbrə]
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- Noun:
- a palace and fortress built in Granada by the Muslims in the Middle Ages
Word Origin
- Alhambra
- palace of the Moorish kings in Granada, Spanish, from Arabic (al kal'at) al hamra "the red (castle)," from fem. of ahmuru "red." So called for the sun-dried bricks of which its outer walls were built.
Example
- 1. Here is another example in the alhambra .
- 2. The alhambra was his last known residence , as far as I know .
- 3. Nigel bristow 's revival of the play at the alhambra theatre is fast , furious and achingly funny .
- 4. New multilingual website in chinese , spanish , and english created to serve alhambra .
- 5. After buying the tickets , we took lunch in a restaurant which just near the la alhambra .