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Moorish

  (mʊr'ĭsh) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to the Moors or their culture.
  2. Of, relating to, or being a style of Spanish architecture of the 8th to the 16th century, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate decoration.

 
 
WordNet: Moorish
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch
  Synonym: Moorish architecture


The adjective Moorish has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or characteristic of the Moors
  Synonym: Moresque
  Pertains to noun: Moor (meaning #1)


 
Translations: Translations for: Moorish

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - maurisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Moors, heideachtig

Français (French)
adj. - mauresque

Deutsch (German)
adj. - maurisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (εθνολ.) μαυριτανικός, (αρχιτ.) μορέσκ, μαυριτανικής τεχνοτροπίας

Italiano (Italian)
moresco, incolto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mouro

Русский (Russian)
мавританский, болотистый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - moro, morisco, árabe

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - morisk

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
摩尔人的, 摩尔人式的, 摩尔人风格的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 摩爾人的, 摩爾人式的, 摩爾人風格的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무어 사람[식]의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ムーア人の, ムーア人風の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شمال أفريقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של ערבים (בעיקר בצפון-אפריקה), של מורים, מורי‬


 
 

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