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When I joined Granada - which, you don't want to start crying about these things, but Granada was a very, very hot place to be, it was my good fortune to be there at that time - the BBC was firmly asleep.
Michael Apted

Meaning of "Granada" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRANADA

Granada  [ɡrəˈnɑːdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRANADA

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Granada is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRANADA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Granada

Granada

Granada (Spanish pronunciation: ; Arabic: غرناطة‎‎, DIN: Gharnaṭah, Greek: Ἐλιβύργη Elibyrge (Steph. Byz.); Latin: Illiberis (Ptol. ii. 4. § 11) or Illiberi Liberini (Pliny iii. 1. s. 3)) is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Beiro, the Darro, the Genil and the Monachil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held. In the 2005 national census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 236,982, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 472,638, ranking as the 13th-largest urban area of Spain. About 3.3% of the population did not hold Spanish citizenship, the largest number of these people (31%) coming from South America. Its nearest airport is Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport.

Definition of Granada in the English dictionary

The first definition of Granada in the dictionary is a former kingdom of S Spain, in Andalusia: founded in the 13th century and divided in 1833 into the present-day provinces of Granada, Almería, and Málaga. Other definition of Granada is a city in S Spain, in Andalusia: capital of the Moorish kingdom of Granada from 1238 to 1492 and a great commercial and cultural centre, containing the Alhambra palace ; university. Pop: 237 663. Granada is also a city in SW Nicaragua, on the NW shore of Lake Nicaragua: the oldest city in the country, founded in 1523 by Córdoba; attacked frequently by pirates in the 17th century. Pop: 95 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRANADA


aficionada
əˌfɪʃjəˈnɑːdə
ardor
ˈɑːdə
armada
ɑːˈmɑːdə
autostrada
ˈɔːtəʊˌstrɑːdə
Bader
ˈbɑːdə
bahadur
bəˈhɑːdə
cadre
ˈkɑːdə
empanada
ˌɛmpəˈnɑːdə
enchilada
ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə
espada
eˈspɑːdə
hamada
həˈmɑːdə
Masada
məˈsɑːdə
monarda
mɒˈnɑːdə
nada
ˈnɑːdə
Nevada
nɪˈvɑːdə
panada
pəˈnɑːdə
promenader
ˌprɒmɪˈnɑːdə
ramada
rəˈmɑːdə
regarder
rɪˈɡɑːdə
Vijayawada
ˌviːdʒaɪəˈwɑːdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRANADA

Gran Canaria
gran cassa
Gran Chaco
Gran Paradiso
gran turismo
Grana Padano
granadilla
Granados
granaries
granary
Granary bread
grand
Grand Bahama
Grand Banks
Grand Canal
Grand Canary
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon State
grand chain
Grand Coulee

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRANADA

Block Parent Program of Canada
Canada
French Canada
Grenada
Kannada
Lower Canada
New Granada
O Canada
Order of Canada
the Block Parent Program of Canada
United Church of Canada
Upper Canada

Synonyms and antonyms of Granada in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Granada» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRANADA

Find out the translation of Granada to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Granada from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Granada» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

格拉纳达
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Granada
570 millions of speakers

English

Granada
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रेनेडा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرناطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гранада
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Granada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রানা পাদানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Grenade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grana Padano
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Granada
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グラナダ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그라나다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grana Padano
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Granada
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரானா பாடானோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्राना पॅडनो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Grana Padano
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Granada
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Granada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гранада
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Granada
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γρανάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Granada
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Grenada
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Granada
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Granada

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANADA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANADA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Granada

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2 QUOTES WITH «GRANADA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Granada.
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Michael Apted
When I joined Granada - which, you don't want to start crying about these things, but Granada was a very, very hot place to be, it was my good fortune to be there at that time - the BBC was firmly asleep.
2
Diana Quick
I did a couple of sketch shows with Mike Palin and Terry Jones... and then I got hired by Granada to do a weekly topical show.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRANADA»

Discover the use of Granada in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Granada and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Granada: A Novel
The novel follows the family of Abu Jaafar, the bookbinder--his wife, widowed daughter-in-law, her two children, and his two apprentices--as they witness Christopher Columbus and his entourage in a triumphant parade featuring exotic plants ...
Raḍwá ʻĀshūr, 2003
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Granada Hills
The modern history of Granada Hills began in 1913 with the completion of the Los Angeles aqueduct and the arrival of abundant freshwater to the former land of Mission San Fernando.
Jim Hier, 2007
3
Creating Christian Granada: Society and Religious Culture in ...
Linda Harte, 'Toledatms and die l'iingdorn of Granada, IqtjlL—l 56m,“ in Spain, Errtrap! and the Mist-rife Iihllorld'. Essays in Honor:- offoibrr H. ed. Rhtllaad L Kagan and Geoffrey Farlter iCambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995], 1 1 t. a. ...
David Coleman, 2013
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South From Granada
Knowledgeable, elegant and sympathetic, this is a rich account of Spain’s vanished past.
Gerald Brenan, 2008
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Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the Mss. of Fray ...
Preparations of Granada for a desperate defence, . . 481 CHAPTER XCI. How King Ferdinand conducted the siege cautiously; and how Queen Isabella arrived at the camp, .... 486 CHAPTER XCII. Of the insolent defiance of Tarfe the Moor, ...
Washington Irving, 1854
6
From Muslim to Christian Granada: Inventing a City's Past in ...
Discussing the ways in which one local community’s collective identity was constructed and maintained, this work complements ongoing scholarship concerning the development of communal identities in modern Europe.
A. Katie Harris, 2010
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Granada 1492: The Twilight of Moorish Spain
Krigshistore. Belejringen af Granada 1492. Emiratet i Granada var i 1481 de islamiske rigers sidste forpost i Spanien. I bogen beskrives begivenhederne fra 1481 til 1491, der førte til Granadas fald i 1492 og ophør som muslimsk stat.
‎1998
8
Granada, Seville, Córdoba
Let Cadogan's expert authors uncover the lost world of al-Andalus.
Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, 2007
9
Seville, Cordoba, and Granada : A Cultural History: A ...
Elizabeth Nash explores the palaces, the mosques, the patios, fountains and wrought-iron balconies of Seville, Cordoba and Granada, cities celebrated for centuries by Europe's finest painters, poets, satirists and travel writers for their ...
Elizabeth Nash, 2005
10
Granada, Nicaragua: Frommer's Shortcuts
This Frommer's ShortCuts to Granada, Nicaragua includes: Granada. Search for more Frommer's ShortCuts. Mix and match the exact destinations you need for your trip, and create your own Frommer's ShortCuts collection.
Frommer's ShortCuts, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRANADA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Granada is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swansea City Transfer News: Michu in 'advanced' talks with …
Swansea City's Spanish striker Michu looks set to turn down former club Rayo Vallecano to join fellow La Liga outfit Granada - according to ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
2
Wilmington wants to bring its Vaudevillian theater, the Granada
Wilmington wants to bring its Vaudevillian theater, the Granada, back to life. Efforts to restore this old 1920s theater in Wilmington are underway ... «The Daily Breeze, Jul 15»
3
Granada forest fire affects 500-year-old cork oaks in the Alpujarras
The large forest fire which was brought under control on Saturday evening in Gualchos, in the province of Granada, is still burning in some ... «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
4
Granada Weather - The Week Ahead
After a pretty unsettled start to the new working week, it's not exactly settled for the week ahead either! Many places Tuesday, Wednesday and ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
5
Verdict - The biggest Premier League deals
Liverpool and Manchester City have agreed a £49million fee for Raheem Sterling, Granada Reports understands. Should the deal be ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
6
Review: FlexN Manchester @ Old Granada Studios, Manchester …
“Don't close your eyes!” shouts Reggie 'Regg Roc' Gray as FlexN Manchester crew member Ace bends and twirls his limbs into inexplicable ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
7
Weather for the new week across the Granada region
Low pressure will never be too far away this coming week. It's a complex low out to the west of Scotland, and although it won't be a very ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
8
Granada in talks to sign Swansea City's Michu
Granada are reportedly in negotiations to sign Swansea City attacking midfielder Michu, after the Asturaian agreed to join the Andalusians. «Inside Spanish Football, Jul 15»
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Photos: Mathias Pogba, brother of Juventus star Paul, on trial with …
Powerful centre-forward Mathias Pogba is training with La Liga side Granada, hoping to make the most of a pre-season trial. Paul Pogba has ... «HITC, Jul 15»
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Spain: Surface area devoted to green up 40% Granada
The participants of a technical conference devoted to green asparagus, which was held in the town of Huétor Tájar (Granada), stated that this ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»

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