Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Muslim who remained in Spain after it had been reconquered by the Christians in the Middle Ages.
- adjective Of or relating to a style of Spanish architecture of the 12th to the 17th century, combining Moorish and Gothic forms.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
Moors of Al-Andalus who remained inChristian territory after theReconquista but were not converted to Christianity. - adjective Of or pertaining to the style of
Iberian architecture anddecoration of the 12th to 16th centuries - noun countable The name given to the
Moors ofAl-Andalus who remained inChristian territory after theReconquista but were not converted to Christianity. - noun uncountable a style of
Iberian architecture anddecoration of the 12th to 16th centuries
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Spanish, from Arabic mudajjan, permitted to remain, Mudéjar, passive participle of dajjana, to allow to remain, from dajana, to remain, stay; see dgn in Semitic roots.]
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From Spanish mudéjar, from Arabic مدجن (mudájjan, "domesticated"), from the verb دجّن (dájjana, "to tame"), from دجن (dájana, "to become accustomed").
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