Find the word definition

Crossword clues for andalusian

Wiktionary
andalusian

a. From, or pertaining to, Andalusia n. Someone from Andalusia.

Wikipedia
Andalusian

Andalusian may refer to:

  • Andalusia, a region in Spain
  • Al-Andalus, a historical state on the Iberian Peninsula
  • Al-Andalusi, Arabic nisba for people from Al-Andalus region.
  • Andalusian people, a cultural group in Spain centered in the Andalusia region
  • Andalusian Spanish, a dialect of Spanish (also called andaluz)
  • Andalusian Arabic, a dialect of the Arabic language
  • Andalusian horse, a type of horse
  • Andalusian (chicken), a type of chicken
  • Andalusian hemipode, a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds
  • Andalusian cadence, a chord progression in music theory
  • An Andalusian Dog, the English title of the film Un chien andalou

Usage examples of "andalusian".

The earl was bearing down upon her astride the sleek black Andalusian bareback.

Then kicking the wounded basket a vicious blow with the toe of his boot, he spun on his heels, leaped on the bare back of the Andalusian stallion, and galloped off in a shower of churned-up sod and pollen spores, coattails flying.

Bolting back down the walk, he mounted his snorting Andalusian, and rode off into the smoke-filled darkness.

Daphne felt more secure about the Andalusian because of what Abuelito had said to her.

She always turned the Andalusian over to Adela before she joined Vicki at the practice barrels.

The Andalusian moved away from the center of the ring and began to canter in a circle to the left, smoothly and evenly.

Daphne was safe, sitting sideways on the Andalusian, with Adela holding her on from behind, Rio halted.

Adela hoped her Andalusian had had plenty of experience with pairs and threes when he belonged to Talia Weston.

For three strides, it was just Adela on her Andalusian in the middle of the ring at the Alamo Coliseum.

Rio, a little nervous about how he might react to the noise and the lights, but the Andalusian behaved like a professional.

England, rode an Andalusian horse in the Battle of Hastings in the year 1066.

Many modern breeds of horse in both Europe and America trace back to Andalusian ancestors.

Europe scientific tests have proven that the Andalusian contributed to the development of the Connemara, the Cleveland Bay, the Friesan, the Hackney, the Percheron, the Thoroughbred, and the Welsh.

I am continually awakened from my reveries by the jargon of an Andalusian peasant who is setting out rose-bushes, and the song of a pretty Andalusian girl who shows the Alhambra, and who is chanting a little romance that has probably been handed down from generation to generation since the time of the Moors.

The noblest institutions in this part of Spain, the best inventions for comfortable and agreeable living, and all those habitudes and customs which throw a peculiar and Oriental charm over the Andalusian mode of living may be traced to the Moors.