alhambra

English Thesaurus

1. a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages (noun.artifact)

instance hypernym	:	fort, fortress,
definition	:	a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact)

instance hypernym	:	palace,
definition	:	official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign) (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	granada,
definition	:	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 (noun.location)