What is another word for alcazars?

Pronunciation: [ˈalkɐzˌɑːz] (IPA)

Alcazars are a type of fortified palace found in Spain and other parts of the world. Synonyms for alcazars include citadels, castles, fortresses, and strongholds. These structures were often built for defensive purposes, and they feature high walls, towers, and other defensive features. Other synonyms for alcazars include bastions, redoubts, and keeps. Some of the most famous alcazars in the world include the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, the Alcázar of Seville, and the Alcazar of Toledo. These structures are not only important for their architectural and historical significance, but also for their cultural importance as symbols of power and prestige.

Synonyms for Alcazars:

What are the hypernyms for Alcazars?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    structure, residential building, fortified palace.

Usage examples for Alcazars

While in the barbarous Europe of the Franks, the Anglo-Normans, and the Germans, the people lived in hovels, and the kings and barons in rocky castles blackened by the smoke of their fires, devoured by vermin, dressed in coarse serge, and fed like prehistoric man, the Spanish Arabs were raising their fantastic alcazars, and, with the refinement of ancient Rome, they met at their baths to converse on all literary and scientific questions.
"The Shadow of the Cathedral"
Vicente Blasco Ibañez

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