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MOORISH ARCHITECTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Moorish architecture mean? 

MOORISH ARCHITECTURE (noun)
  The noun MOORISH ARCHITECTURE has 1 sense:

1. a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped archesplay

  Familiarity information: MOORISH ARCHITECTURE used as a noun is very rare.


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MOORISH ARCHITECTURE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Moorish; Moorish architecture

Hypernyms ("Moorish architecture" is a kind of...):

architectural style; style of architecture; type of architecture (architecture as a kind of art form)


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