"Alhambra" meaning in English

See Alhambra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ælˈhæmbɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑlˈhɑmbɹə/, /ælˈhæmbɹə/
Etymology: From Spanish Alhambra, from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ح م ر}}, {{bor|en|es|Alhambra}} Spanish Alhambra, {{der|en|ar|حمراء|الْحَمْرَاء|the red (fortress)}} Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alhambra
  1. A palace in Granada, Spain; historically a royal palace. Translations (palace in Granada, Spain): قَصْرُ الْحَمْرَاءْ (qaṣru l-ḥamrāʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), قَصْر الحَمرا (gaṣr al-ḥamra) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), আলহামরা (alhamra) (Bengali), 阿爾罕布拉宮 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿尔罕布拉宫 (Chinese Mandarin), Alhambra [feminine] (Portuguese), Alambra [feminine] (Portuguese), Alhambra [feminine] (Spanish), El-Hamra Sarayı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Alhambra-en-name-k-aQx3nD Disambiguation of 'palace in Granada, Spain': 85 15
  2. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Categories (place): Cities in California, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alhambra-en-name-LEVQ6iRq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 91 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 83 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 84 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 3 87 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 2 85 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations: 2 90 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 88 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 87 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 87 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 3 87 10

Noun

IPA: /ælˈhæmbɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑlˈhɑmbɹə/, /ælˈhæmbɹə/
Etymology: From Spanish Alhambra, from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ح م ر}}, {{bor|en|es|Alhambra}} Spanish Alhambra, {{der|en|ar|حمراء|الْحَمْرَاء|the red (fortress)}} Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Alhambra (uncountable)
  1. A solitaire card game played with two decks. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Alhambra-en-noun-kSUmpH~S
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