alcazar

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Recent Examples of alcazar The unique cultural makeup of Cádiz—with its famous Moorish alcazar, with its echoes of Arab-Andalusian culture playing alongside Spanish Catholic aesthetics—and its quiet way of life have been a steady guide for Judeline as she’s found her artistic voice and its visual direction. E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
  • In late September, when Israel invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah militants, the region around the castle of Tibnin (also called Toron) came under heavy bombardment.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Perched on top of the cake were figures of Disney princesses Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty in front of a circle topper behind with the outline of Sleeping Beauty’s castle painted on it.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Despite Miller’s visual panache — when’s the last time a seraglio was depicted on the big screen? — these anecdotes are ultimately as unsatisfying as Campion’s Dog.
    Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman.
    Longreads, Longreads, 15 May 2018
Noun
  • Two new luxe resorts have premiered this season — The Strand, with its own boat, and South Bank from Grace Bay Resorts — villas surrounded by water on all sides, serviced by a boat concierge for yacht owners, or guests who just want to take an excursion.
    Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
  • These people are caged—not in their homes, and not in the underground cells of Venezuela’s notorious prisons, but in a gated villa shaded by palm trees.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Housed in a grand Southern mansion, you’ll be wowed by the restaurant’s exterior and continue to be awed by the rich ruby and gold interiors.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The two spoke about his extensive journey from peanut farmer to submariner; from the Governor’s mansion to the White House, and back home to Plains.
    Sally Susman, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024

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“Alcazar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcazar. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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