Meanings
- A palace in Granada, Spain; historically a royal palace.
Overhead is a lofty dome, supported by long rows of pillars of fantastic architecture, the idea of which was probably taken from the Moorish ruins of the Alhambra, or perhaps from some enchanted edifice in the Arabian tales.
1846, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Hall of Fantasy”, in Mosses from an Old Manse - A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Evidence found in the cargo van linked Tran to both the Alhambra and Monterey Park scenes, according to Luna, who said there are "no outstanding suspects."
2023 January 23, Jeff Winter, Casey Tolan, Scott Glover, “Gunman had been a regular patron at dance hall he attacked, according to people who knew him”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2023
Origin
- Arabicالْحَمْرَاء“the red (fortress)”
- SpanishAlhambra
- EnglishAlhambra
Borrowed from Spanish Alhambra, from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”).
More words from Spanish, Arabic
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Arabic قَصْرُ ٱلْحَمْرَاء
- قَصْرُ ٱلْحَمْرَاء (qaṣru l-ḥamrāʔ)palace in Granada, Spain
Bengali আলহামরা
- আলহামরা (alhamra)palace in Granada, Spain
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾罕布拉宮 /阿尔罕布拉宫
- 阿爾罕布拉宮 /阿尔罕布拉宫palace in Granada, Spain
Portuguese Alhambra f or Alambra
- Alhambra f or Alambrapalace in Granada, Spain
Spanish Alhambra
- Alhambrapalace in Granada, Spain
Turkish El-Hamra Sarayı
- El-Hamra Sarayıpalace in Granada, Spain
Cite this entry
Alhambra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alhambra
“Alhambra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alhambra. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alhambra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alhambra.
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