🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

알안달루스

Pronunciation / Transliteration: al-andaluseu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Al-Andalus/ælˈændəlʊs/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"알안달루스는 중세 유럽의 문화적 중심지였다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The Muslim-governed territory of the Iberian Peninsula that flourished culturally, scientifically, and economically during the Middle Ages.

    "The architecture of Cordoba stands as a magnificent testament to the golden age of Al-Andalus."
  2. 2

    A historical and cultural paradigm representing medieval Islamic Spain and Portugal characterized by intercultural tolerance and scholarship.

    "Scholars often look to Al-Andalus as a historical model of coexistence among diverse religious communities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Arabic الأندلس (al-Andalus), a term of disputed origin, possibly related to the Vandals who once occupied the region or from a pre-Roman geographic name. The term historically designated the parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims, known as Moors, between 711 and 1492.

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