Granada

Gra·na·da
G2R1A1N1A1D2A1
/ɡɹəˈnɑː.də/

proper noun

A city, the provincial capital of Granada province, Andalusia, Spain.

OriginSpanish Granada ← Old Spanish Granada ← Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (Ḡarnāṭa) →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the provincial capital of Granada province, Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A province of Andalusia, Spain.
  3. A city in Nicaragua.
  4. A department of Nicaragua.
  5. A place in the United States:
    1. A statutory town in Prowers County, Colorado.
    2. A minor city in Martin County, Minnesota.
    3. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri.

Origin

  1. Arabicغَرْنَاطَة (Ḡarnāṭa)
  2. Old SpanishGranada
  3. SpanishGranada
  4. EnglishGranada

Borrowed from Spanish Granada, from Old Spanish Granada, borrowed from Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (Ḡarnāṭa). Originally the name of a medieval suburb that was incorporated into the city. Doublet of Grenada.

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Translations

Arabic غَرْنَاطَة
  • غَرْنَاطَة (ḡarnāṭa)city in Spain
Catalan Granada
  • Granadacity in Spain
Chinese Mandarin 格拉納達 /格拉纳达, 格拉納達 /格拉纳达
  • 格拉納達 /格拉纳达 (Gélānàdá)city in Spain
  • 格拉納達 /格拉纳达 (Gélānàdá)city of Nicaragua
French Grenade
  • Grenadecity in Spain
German Granada
  • Granadacity in Spain
Japanese グラナダ
  • グラナダcity in Spain
Persian غرناطه
  • غرناطه (Ġarnâte)city in Spain
Polish Granada
  • Granadacity in Spain
Portuguese Granada
  • Granadacity in Spain
Spanish Granada, Granada
  • Granadacity in Spain
  • Granadacity of Nicaragua
Turkish Gırnata, Granada
  • Gırnatacity in Spain
  • Granadacity in Spain
Urdu غَرْناطَہ
  • غَرْناطَہ (ġarnāt̤ah)city in Spain

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Granada

NevadaramadaarmadanadapadacicadaenchiladashimadaScheherazadelambadafadaAnegadaintradaempanadachinchilladafeijoadapiña coladaquesaladashahzadasilradawhole enchilada
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Anagrams

GandaraAdragna
Cite this entry
APA

Granada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granada

MLA

“Granada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granada. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Granada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granada.

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