Boabdil

[ boh-uhb-dil; Spanish baw-ahb-theel ]

/ ˈboʊ əb dɪl; Spanish ˌbɔ ɑbˈðil /

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noun

abu-Abdallah; "El Chico", died 1533?, last Moorish king of Granada 1482–83, 1486–92.

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How to use Boabdil in a sentence

The Sierra de la Morena stood as a huge, natural rampart around the ancient kingdom of Boabdil.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling
Poor Boabdil, on whom the blame of all his country's disasters has been laid by historians, Christian and Arab!
Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
This is the portrait which English travellers, and even the usually correct Baedeker, persist in mistaking for Boabdil's.
Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
No aid came, and at the end of December Boabdil sent a message to Ferdinand to come and take possession of the city.
The Moors in Spain|Stanley Lane-Poole

Granada itself was in the hands of Boabdil, who hastened to congratulate his liege lord and lady upon their triumph over Malaga.
The Moors in Spain|Stanley Lane-Poole

British Dictionary definitions for Boabdil

Boabdil

/ (Spanish boaβˈðil) /

noun

original name Abu-Abdullah, called El Chico, ruled as Mohammed XI . died ?1538, last Moorish king of Granada (1482–83; 1486–92)

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