Alcázar

[ al-kuh-zahr, al-kaz-er; Spanish ahl-kah-thahr ]

noun
  1. the palace of the Moorish kings in Seville, Spain: later used by Spanish kings.

  2. alcazar, a castle or fortress of the Spanish Moors.

Origin of Alcázar

1
From Spanish, from Arabic al “the” + qaṣr, from Latin castrum “stronghold, castle”; see castle

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British Dictionary definitions for alcazar

alcazar

/ (ˌælkəˈzɑː, Spanish alˈkaθar) /


noun
  1. any of various palaces or fortresses built in Spain by the Moors

Origin of alcazar

1
C17: from Spanish, from Arabic al-qasr the castle

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