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adjectiverelating to or characteristic of the Moors
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nouna style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
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- granada a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction
- cordoba a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
- andalusia a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
- alhambra a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
- cordova a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
- andalucia a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
- ferdinand the great king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065)
- barbary coast the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
- ferdinand i king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065)