alcazar

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  1. noun A Spanish palace or fortress, originally one built by the Moors.

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  1. Spanish alcázar, from Arabic al-qaṣr : al-, the + qaṣr, castle (from Latin castra, fort, pl. of castrum, camp; see kes- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. Spanish and Portuguese, a castle, fort, quarter-deck. from Arabic alqaçr, from al, the, + qaçr, a fortified place, in plural a castle.
 

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/ ɑlkɑˈθɑr/
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