alcazar

noun

Definition of alcazarnext
as in castle

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  1. castle
  2. seraglio
  3. villa
  4. mansion
Noun
  • This castle is old—so old that an Anglo-Norman lord built it in 1180.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Moments later, MacKinney storms in, kills one of Colum’s guards, and orders his men to round up the castle’s women and sequester them in the chapel.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • Kendall also participates in a toga party and is entertained by a provocative belly dancer in a male seraglio.
    — J. Hoberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Definition of seraglio
Noun
  • There are 63 villas (most with sea views, some with beach views, with either one or two bedrooms) and currently 14 private homes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of villa
Noun
  • The case against the woman who authorities allege fired multiple bullets at pop singer Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion can move forward, a judge ruled Tuesday.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Zara, which has been upping its retail game in recent years, has taken things to a new zenith in Paris, taking over a historic mansion in the Marais district to showcase the first Re{form} Zara collection designed by John Galliano.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of mansion
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