alcazar

noun

Definition of alcazarnext
as in castle

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  1. castle
  2. seraglio
  3. villa
  4. mansion
Noun
  • The hotel’s penthouse-type accommodation is the castle-facing Patina Suite, equipped with its own turntable and sound system plus a minimalist Japanese-style meditation room.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • Kendall also participates in a toga party and is entertained by a provocative belly dancer in a male seraglio.
    — J. Hoberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman.
    — Longreads, Longreads, 15 May 2018
Definition of seraglio
Noun
  • Eleven suites and villas, each with a fireplace and a head-on view of The Remarkables.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The villas are complete with spacious infinity pools and gardens, as well as cave-like common areas and cozy bedroom-bathroom dwellings.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
Definition of villa
Noun
  • Property records obtained by the outlet show their four-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion in La La Land was listed on the rental market for $18K a month.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • The couple luxuriated in a 25-room mansion in Hartford, Connecticut, staffed by six servants.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of mansion
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