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Escorial

Escorial proper noun: el Escorial, a royal palace in Madrid.

Proper noun

the Escorial

  1. El Escorial, a royal palace in Madrid.
    • The discovery of gold in Brazil fired the religious fervour of John V (1706-50) to heights of gorgeous, archaic extravagance, immortalized in the monastery-palace of Mafra, which was built as a rival to the Escorial and Versailles by a huge army of draft labour over eighteen years.1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 73

Forms of Escorial

alternative formEscurial

Origin of Escorial

Borrowed from Spanish Escorial.

Phrases with Escorial

Questions about Escorial

What does Escorial mean?
Escorial means el Escorial, a royal palace in Madrid.
What part of speech is Escorial?
Escorial is a proper noun.

Words near Escorial in the dictionary

  1. escopets
  2. escopette
  3. escopettes
  4. Escorcia
  5. Escorcias
  6. Escorial
  7. escorials
  8. escort
  9. escort agencies
  10. escort agency
  11. escort carrier

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