Alcázar
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the palace of the Moorish kings in Seville, Spain: later used by Spanish kings.
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alcazar, a castle or fortress of the Spanish Moors.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Alcázar
From Spanish, from Arabic al “the” + qaṣr, from Latin castrum “stronghold, castle”; castle
Example Sentences
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“It’s only one bedroom but we love it,” says Nenette Alcazar.
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“It looks like a house in a garden,” says Al Alcazar.
From Los Angeles Times
In the case of Alvaro “Al” and Nenette Alcazar, a retired couple, who downsized from a six-bedroom home in New Orleans to a one-bedroom ADU in Los Angeles, it took just 3½ months.
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It was unclear whether Alcazar specifically had signed such a document during either of his previous trials.
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“It was their chance to step up and do something about the issue,” Alcazar said.
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