Granada
Americannoun
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a medieval kingdom along the Mediterranean coast of S Spain.
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a city in S Spain: the capital of this former kingdom and last stronghold of the Moors in Spain; site of the Alhambra.
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a city in SW Nicaragua, near Lake Nicaragua.
noun
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a former kingdom of S Spain, in Andalusia: founded in the 13th century and divided in 1833 into the present-day provinces of Granada, Almería, and Málaga
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a city in S Spain, in Andalusia: capital of the Moorish kingdom of Granada from 1238 to 1492 and a great commercial and cultural centre, containing the Alhambra palace (13th and 14th centuries); university (1531). Pop: 237 663 (2003 est)
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a city in SW Nicaragua, on the NW shore of Lake Nicaragua: the oldest city in the country, founded in 1523 by Córdoba; attacked frequently by pirates in the 17th century. Pop: 95 000 (2005 est)
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A major tourist attraction in Granada is the Alhambra, a magnificent fortress and palace complex built by Spain's Muslim rulers in the Middle Ages on a hill overlooking the city.
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For the 15th time in the last 16 years, Palisades and Granada Hills met for the City Section Open Division girls’ tennis championship Wednesday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The movie, out in select US theaters, begins in 1932 in Granada, amidst the tensions that ultimately led to the Spanish Civil War before winding through history to wrap up in 2017 in modern-day Madrid.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
The first section is about a father and son in Granada, and the pressures and prejudices of its elite society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"I would have to look at the report of the independent commission, and people shouldn't jump to those kinds of conclusions," Burnham told ITV Granada.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Uncle Brian turned into our drive and the Granada came to a rest alongside Mum’s Datsun Cherry.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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