| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| alcazar |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·caz·ar |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   l-kz  r, -käzr, l k-zär |
| NOUN: | A Spanish palace or fortress, originally one built by the Moors. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Spanish alcázar, from Arabic al-qa r : al-, the + qar, castle (from Latin castra, fort, pl. of castrum, camp; see kes- in Appendix I).
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