Alcázar
Americannoun
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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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He pointed to a contemporary description of The Danaë at the Alcázar in 1626, when only one picture of this subject attributed to Titian was in the Spanish royal collection.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2019
One of Seville’s most popular sites, Real Alcázar, doesn’t even get a mention and suggesting an open-top-bus sightseeing tour seems downright bizarre, given how demanding today’s travellers are for under-the-radar, “like a local” experiences.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2019
In 1734 a huge blaze at the Alcázar palace in Madrid turned hundreds of works to ash, including many by Velázquez, Rubens and Titian.
From Economist • May 10, 2018
When Philip IV acceded to the throne, he moved this painting to a special chamber in the Alcázar Palace, called the Titian Vaults.
From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2016
Folks and friends alike blamed Alcázar the machinist for everything, as if the systematic contrariness of Petra, who seemed to enjoy nagging the man, were not enough to exasperate any one.
From The Quest by Goldberg, Isaac
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