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.
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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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This year's race begins in Monaco on 22 August and finishes in Granada on 13 September, with 21 stages across three weeks including time trials, sprints, rolling hills and high mountains.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Before her, there was Sophia, who graduated from Granada Hills in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
You can call Chatsworth a 12-time City Section volleyball champion after the Chancellors won the Open Division championship on Saturday night, knocking off West Valley League rival Granada Hills 24-26, 25-21, 25-14, 25-18.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
Tom Harp has been coaching volleyball at Granada Hills High for so long that few remember he won a City Section championship as a co-head football coach with Darryl Stroh in 1987.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
He was a married Spanish lawyer from Granada and said that he wanted to document the murders in Spain through a peephole in his overcoat.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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