alcazar
(noun) any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alcazar (plural alcazars)
Any Moorish fortress in Spain.
• Alcaraz
Alcazar (plural Alcazars)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alcazar is the 7847th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4219 individuals. Alcazar is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.95%) individuals.
• Alcaraz
Source: Wiktionary
Al*ca"zar, n. Etym: [ fr. Ar. al the + qacr (in pl.) a castle.]
Definition: A fortress; also, a royal palace. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
