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alcázar

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Al⋅cá⋅zar

[al-kuh-zahr, al-kaz-er; Sp. ahl-kah-thahr]
–noun
1. the palace of the Moorish kings in Seville, Spain: later used by Spanish kings.
2. (lowercase) a castle or fortress of the Spanish Moors.

Origin:
< Sp < Ar al the + qaṣr < L castrum castle, stronghold
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