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Granada
[ gruh-nah-duh; Spanish grah-nah-thah ]
noun
- 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.
Granada
/ ɡrəˈnɑːdə /
noun
- 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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“Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, Here I Am at Camp Granada…” and “Blame It on the Bossa Nova” by Eydie Gorme.
And we won't always be living this way, sitting idle on the beach, going to a show, having tea in the Granada.
"He is off to Granada, to warn Morella his master of our coming," said Castell, as they reseated themselves upon the beds.
Then the sun rose and dispelled the vapours, and a dozen miles or more away they saw Granada on its hill.
His fourth, "Zoraide di Granada," was such a success that he was exempted from further military Early operas service in 1822.
The marquis carried them away to Granada, whither we followed also, I being sorely hurt in the shipwreck.
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