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GRANADA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Granada mean? 

GRANADA (noun)
  The noun GRANADA has 1 sense:

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 attractionplay

  Familiarity information: GRANADA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRANADA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Meronyms (parts of "Granada"):

Alhambra (a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages)

Holonyms ("Granada" is a part of...):

Andalucia; Andalusia (a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization)


 Context examples 


A research team led by the University of Granada (UGR) is the first one in the world which has described a novel reproductive mechanism which actively promotes self‑pollination in certain plant species.

(Some plants are capable of ‘rubbing’ themselves for hours in order to achieve self fertilization, University of Granada)

Scientists from the University of Granada have developed a new pharmacological therapy using a molecule that presents similarities with one of the precursors of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).

(A new pharmacological therapy against a severe kind of deficiency in Coenzyme Q10, University of Granada)

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Granada (UGR), has designed a new hydrogel using pioneering polymer microarrays technology, which successfully helps to regenerate cartilage.

(Scientists design a new hydrogel that helps regenerate cartilage, University of Granada)

Scientists from the University of Granada have used magnetic materials in “smart” asphalts that modify their properties in the presence of external magnetic fields.

(Scientists design “smart” asphalts with magnetic materials for safer electric scooters, University of Granada)

Now, a study carried out by researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has proven that bacteria may play a crucial role in barite precipitation.

(Researchers discover the oceanic precipitation mechanism for barium, which is a proxy for marine bacterial productivity, University of Granada)

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) recommends spending more time standing to increase energy expenditure and combat the negative health effects of a sedentary lifestyle.

(Spending more time standing helps increase energy expenditure and combats the effects of a sedentary lifestyle, University of Granada)

The benefit is greater if the training is guided by an educator, according to recent research conducted at the University of Granada.

(Study reveals attention training improves intelligence and brain function of children, University of Granada)

Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have designed the most accurate laboratory model to date for determining if a person is lying or telling the truth.

(The most reliable scientific model to date for detecting when a person is lying, based on thermography, University of Granada)

Researchers from the University of Granada, in collaboration with the company Puratos, have conducted an in-depth study on the potential benefits of a cereal-based bread enriched with soluble fibre, proteins and dried fruit.

(Researchers reveal potential of bread that suppresses appetite, University of Granada)

Archaeologists from the University of Granada have carried out excavations in the Biniadris Cave located on the Balearic Island of Menorca, uncovering enigmatic funeral rituals.

(Hair was dyed for first time as part of funeral rituals, University of Granada)



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