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Look up: alcazar

  1. alcazar
    [n] - any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. alcázar
    Any one of several fortified palaces built by the Moors in Spain. The one in Toledo was defended by the Nationalists against the Republicans for 71 days in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Alcazar
    Al·ca'zar noun [ from Arabic al the + qacr (in plural) a castle.] A fortress; also, a royal palace. Prescott.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/51

  4. alcazar
    noun any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Alcazar
    • (n.) A fortress; also, a royal palace.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. Alcázar
    (from the article `Toledo`) ...Dating from the early 16th century is the Hospital de Santa Cruz, designed by Enrique de Egas, restored and now used for the Provincial Museum of ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/40

  7. Alcázar
    (from the article `Segovia`) The Alcázar, mention of which was recorded as early as the 12th century, commands the city from the ledge above the river. It was the fortified ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/40

  8. alcazar
    any of a class of fortified structures built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Spain. (The term is derived from the Arabic word al-qar, meaning ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/40

  9. Alcazar
    In architecture, an alcazar is a Spanish palace or fortress. The term originates from the Arabic term for a palace, al-qasr, and entered into architectural terminology following the Christian conquest of Moorish Spain.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. Alcazar
    (band) `Alcazar` is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden`s most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide Alcazar had sold records over 12 million between 2001 and 2004. Alcazar have also had success around...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcazar



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