Alhambra

American  

[al-ham-bruh] / ælˈhæm brə /

noun

1. a palace and citadel of the Moorish kings in Granada, Spain: built chiefly between 1248 and 1354.

2. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

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Alhambra British  

/ ælˈhæmbrə /

noun

1. a citadel and palace in Granada, Spain, built for the Moorish kings during the 13th and 14th centuries: noted for its rich ornamentation

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Other Word Forms

• Alhambresque
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Alhambra

< Spanish < Arabic al-ḥamrā' literally, the red

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Alhambra

Owner Matthew Chernus opened the restaurant on Bayshore Beach in 2023, closing the Alhambra location and centering operations on one end of Long Beach’s Alamitos Peninsula.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Entering from the Islamic side, you view a magnificent 19th-century blue-and-turquoise vase, intricately arabesqued with wing-like handles, made in France but based on Alhambra originals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

From his home in Alhambra, Jack Wagner explores the spooky and the supernatural in way that fans say feels legit, ‘without all the hocus-pocus theatrical stuff.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Granada's famous Alhambra palace - a Unesco World Heritage Site of medieval Islamic architecture - "will remain closed this afternoon", the site administrators said.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

I opened the door of the mosque and found myself inside a cheap Alhambra.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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