Al-Andalus

US/ˌɑl ændəˈlus/US/ˌæl ændəˈlus/US/ˌæl ɑndəˈlus/UK/ˌæl ændəˈluːs/

proper noun

The Muslim-ruled region in present-day Spain and Portugal (from 711–1492 C.E.).

OriginArabic الْأَنْدَلُس →
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

Al-Andalus1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of al-Andalus.

al-Andalus2

proper noun

alternative Al-Andalus · alternative Andalus

  1. historicalThe Muslim-ruled region in present-day Spain and Portugal (from 711–1492 C.E.).

Origin

  1. Arabicالْأَنْدَلُس
  2. Englishal-Andalus

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus). See Andalusia for more.

More words from Arabic

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic اَلْأَنْدَلُس
  • اَلْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus)Islamic Iberia
Catalan Al-Àndalus
  • Al-ÀndalusIslamic Iberia
Dutch Al-Andalus
  • Al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
Esperanto Al-Andalus
  • Al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
Finnish Al-Andalus
  • Al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
French al-Andalus
  • al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
German Al-Andalus
  • Al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
Greek Αλ-Άνταλους
  • Αλ-Άνταλους (Al-Ántalous)Islamic Iberia
Hebrew אל־אנדלוס
  • אל־אנדלוס (al-andalus)Islamic Iberia
Hindi अन्दलुस
  • अन्दलुस (andalus)Islamic Iberia
Italian al-Andalus
  • al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
Japanese アンダルス
  • アンダルス (Andarusu)Islamic Iberia
Norwegian Al-Andalus
  • Al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
Persian اندلس
  • اندلس (andalos)Islamic Iberia
Polish Al-Andalus
  • Al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
Portuguese Al-Andalus, al-Andalus
  • Al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
  • al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
Russian Аль-А́ндалус
  • Аль-А́ндалус (Alʹ-Ándalus)Islamic Iberia
Spanish al-Ándalus
  • al-ÁndalusIslamic Iberia
Swedish Al-Andalus
  • Al-AndalusIslamic Iberia
Turkish Endülüs
  • EndülüsIslamic Iberia
Urdu اندلس
  • اندلس (andalus)Islamic Iberia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Al-Andalus

usereduceabuseproducebruceintroducelooseexcusereproducereusegoosemisuseinducespruceRusdiffuseZeusdeucetrucelucemoussededuceseduceoveruse
All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

Al-Andalus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Al-Andalus

MLA

“Al-Andalus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Al-Andalus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Al-Andalus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Al-Andalus.

Source: Al-Andalus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.