Granada
a medieval kingdom along the Mediterranean coast of S Spain.
a city in S Spain: the capital of this former kingdom and last stronghold of the Moors in Spain; site of the Alhambra.
a city in SW Nicaragua, near Lake Nicaragua.
Words that may be confused with Granada
- Granada , Grenada
Words Nearby Granada
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How to use Granada in a sentence
Delbis Cardona is versatile as the worker and Don Martin, a teacher charged with educating the ungrateful offspring of Granada’s rich.
‘Doña Rosita’ marks reunion of three Spaniards at GALA | Patrick Folliard | September 25, 2021 | Washington Blade“Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, Here I Am at Camp Granada…” and “Blame It on the Bossa Nova” by Eydie Gorme.
P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness | P. J. O’Rourke | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd we won't always be living this way, sitting idle on the beach, going to a show, having tea in the Granada.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair"He is off to Granada, to warn Morella his master of our coming," said Castell, as they reseated themselves upon the beds.
Fair Margaret | H. Rider HaggardThen the sun rose and dispelled the vapours, and a dozen miles or more away they saw Granada on its hill.
Fair Margaret | H. Rider Haggard
His fourth, "Zoraide di Granada," was such a success that he was exempted from further military Early operas service in 1822.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonThe marquis carried them away to Granada, whither we followed also, I being sorely hurt in the shipwreck.
Fair Margaret | H. Rider Haggard
British Dictionary definitions for Granada
/ (ɡrəˈnɑːdə) /
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
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)
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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Cultural definitions for Granada
[ (gruh-nah-duh) ]
City in southeastern Spain.
Notes for Granada
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