ESCORIAL

Meaning of ESCORIAL in English

/e skawr"ee euhl, -skohr"-/ ; Sp. /es'kaw rddyahl"/ , n.

a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563-84.

Also, Escurial .

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ESCORIAL — (n.) See Escurial.
Английский словарь Webster
ESCORIAL — ( n. ) See Escurial.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ESCORIAL — noun ·see escurial.
Webster English vocab
ESCORIAL — Escorial BrE AmE e ˈskɔːr i æl -ɑːl, -i‿əl, ˌesk ɒr i ˈɑːl AmE -i‿əl -ˈskoʊr- —Spanish [ es ko …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ESCORIAL — Es ‧ co ‧ ri ‧ al BrE AmE , Escurial, El /eˈskɔːriæl $ -riəl/ a former palace near Madrid, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ESCORIAL — Эскориал
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EL ESCORIAL — Palace-monastery northwest of Madrid, built in 1563–67 for Philip II . It is the burial place of Spanish sovereigns and …
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EL ESCORIAL — village, Madrid provincia and comunidad autnoma (autonomous community), central Spain, in the Guadarrama mountains, 26 miles (42 km) northwest of …
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ZUCCARO, FEDERICO — or Federico Zuccari born с 1540, Sant'Angelo in Vado, Duchy of Urbino died July 20, 1609, Ancona Italian painter and …
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PALACE — I Royal residence, and sometimes a seat of government or a religious centre. The word derives from Rome's Palatine Hill, …
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GIORDANO, LUCA — born Oct. 18, 1632, Naples died Jan. 3, 1705, Naples Italian painter active in Naples. He was inspired by the …
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FERDINAND VII — Spanish Fernando born Oct. 14, 1784, El Escorial, Spain died Sept. 29, 1833, Madrid King of Spain (1808, 1813–33). He …
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EL — I Chief deity of the western Semites. In ancient texts from Ras Shamra in Syria, El was the husband of …
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ESCURIAL — /e skyoor"ee euhl/ , n. Escorial.
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PALACE — royal residence, and sometimes a seat of government or religious centre. The word is derived from the Palatine Hill in …
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CANTIGA — genre of 13th-century Spanish monophonic, or unison, song, often honouring the Virgin Mary. The most famous collection is a manuscript, …
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ZUCCARI, FEDERICO — born c. 1540, , Sant'Angelo in Vado, Duchy of Urbino died July 20, 1609, Ancona Zuccari also spelled Zuccaro, or …
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VELAZQUEZ, DIEGO — baptized June 6, 1599, Seville, Spain died Aug. 6, 1660, Madrid in full Diego Rodrguez de Silva Velzquez the most …
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VALENZUELA, FERNANDO DE, MARQUS (MARQUESS) DE VILLA SIER — born Jan. 19, 1630, Naples died Feb. 7, 1692, Mexico Spanish royal favourite and minister during the regency of Charles …
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TITIAN — born 1488/90, Pieve di Cadore, republic of Venice died Aug. 27, 1576, Venice Italian in full Tiziano Vecellio, or Vecelli …
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TIBALDI, PELLEGRINO — born 1527, Puria, Duchy of Milan died May 27, 1596, Milan also called Pellegrino Pellegrini, Pellegrino Da Bologna, or Peregrinus …
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SOLER, ANTONIO — born Dec. 3, 1729, Olot, Spain died Dec. 20, 1783, Escorial Monastery, near Madrid most important composer of instrumental and …
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SANCHEZ COELLO, ALONSO — born , 1531/32, Benifay, near Valencia, Spain died Aug. 8, 1588, Madrid painter who was one of the pioneers of …
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RIBALTA, FRANCISCO — born 1565, Castelln de la Plana, Spain died Jan. 12, 1628, Valencia Spanish painter who was one of the first …
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PRADO MUSEUM — Spanish Museo Del Prado, art museum in Madrid housing the world's richest and most comprehensive collection of Spanish painting, as …
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HERRERA, JUAN DE — born c. 1530, , Mobelln, Spain died Jan. 15, 1597, Madrid architect, principal designer of the monumental Escorial, a structure …
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COELLO, CLAUDIO — born c. 1642, , Madrid died April 20, 1693, Madrid Spanish painter who is considered the last important master of …
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PHILIP — n. Spanish Felipe born , May 21, 1527, Valladolid, Spain died Sept. 13, 1598, El Escorial King of Spain (155698) …
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