Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Andalusia.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Andalusia.
- noun A horse of a breed developed in Andalusia, usually having a white or gray coat and often used for dressage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging or pertaining to Andalusia, a large division of southern Spain, or to its inhabitants.
- noun An inhabitant of Andalusia in Spain.
- noun A variety of fowl of the Spanish type, of medium size.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective From, or pertaining to,
Andalusia - noun Someone from
Andalusia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in or relating to Andalusia
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Examples
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Every one has seen the enormous lop-eared rabbits exhibited at our shows; various allied sub-breeds are reared on the Continent, such as the so-called Andalusian, which is said to have a large head with a round forehead, and to attain a greater size than any other kind; another large
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Charles Darwin 1845
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He was an Andalusian, which is a thorough-bred descendant of the Moosul horse, which is literally an Arab.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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It is a race known as the Andalusian horse -- nearly allied to the Arabian -- and no doubt at an earlier period imported into the peninsula of Spain by the Moors.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850
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a fan and had a camellia in her hair, and was called Andalusian, but her walk and expression were "made in England" -- a Spanish girl's expression and walk can't be got up in a day or two.
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a kind of Andalusian hat, and using as a staff the long peeled branch of a tree.
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842
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a kind of Andalusian hat, and using as a staff the long peeled branch of a tree.
The Bible in Spain 1712
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He has just been arrested in the small Andalusian town of Alhaurin and is about to return to Britain to start a life sentence for a grim kidnapping that occurred in Kent in 2006 and of which he was convicted in his absence.
New Europe: British criminals no longer comfortable on 'Costa del Crime' 2011
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His theory began with the Andalusian music of cante jondo or "deep song" to the art forms of dance and bullfighting, but certainly his own poetry ripples with this irrational wind, so far from traditional metaphor and sweet artifice.
Tamsin Smith: Sketches of Spain Tamsin Smith 2011
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His theory began with the Andalusian music of cante jondo or "deep song" to the art forms of dance and bullfighting, but certainly his own poetry ripples with this irrational wind, so far from traditional metaphor and sweet artifice.
Tamsin Smith: Sketches of Spain Tamsin Smith 2011
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Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids.
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