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Noun: Granada  gru'naa-du
  1. 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

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Andalucia, Andalusia

Encyclopedia: Granada, Minnesota