Andalusia

[ an-dl-oo-zhuh, -shee-uh ]

noun
  1. Spanish An·da·lu·cí·a [ahn-dah-loo-thee-ah, -see-ah]. /ˌɑn dɑ luˈθi ɑ, -ˈsi ɑ/. a region in S Spain, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. 33,712 sq. mi. (87,314 sq. km).

  2. a city in S Alabama.

Other words from Andalusia

  • An·da·lu·sian, adjective, noun

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How to use Andalusia in a sentence

  • "Nothing," answered the Andalusian, his dreamy eye wandering over the marble tracery on the wall above.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • The Andalusian started to ride slowly back to his station, when the Count summoned him again.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • The malaguena is Andalusian, and the jota is Aragonese; but both are popular in Castile.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • English and Protestants as they were, how far superior in their innocence to her, an Andalusian Catholic, in her guilt!

  • But, alas for the scheme, what was apparently jealousy on the part of Soult had quenched all ardor in the Andalusian invasion.

    The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane

British Dictionary definitions for Andalusia

Andalusia

/ (ˌændəˈluːzɪə) /


noun
  1. a region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, with the Sierra Morena in the north, the Sierra Nevada in the southeast, and the Guadalquivir River flowing over fertile lands between them; a centre of Moorish civilization; it became an autonomous region in 1981. Area: about 87 280 sq km (33 700 sq miles): Spanish name: Andalucía (andaluˈθia)

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