Alhambra
Americannoun
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a palace and citadel of the Moorish kings in Granada, Spain: built chiefly between 1248 and 1354.
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a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Alhambra
< Spanish < Arabic al-ḥamrā' literally, the red
Example Sentences
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In the San Gabriel Valley, Montebello, El Monte and Baldwin Park have all enacted temporary moratoriums, and Alhambra recently banned data centers as part of a zoning code update.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Montebello, El Monte and Baldwin Park have all enacted temporary moratoria, and Alhambra recently banned data centers as part of a zoning code update.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
At its center, a bubble of water flows into an Alhambra bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Alhambra was another one of L.A.’s unofficial Chinatowns where everyone still spoke their native tongue.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
The Loew’s showed first-run movies, as did the Alhambra.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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