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See also: escorial
English
Etymology
Proper noun
the Escorial
- El Escorial, a royal palace in Madrid.
- 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 73:
- The discovery of gold in Brazil fired the religious fervour of John V (1706-50) to heights of gorgeous, archaic extravagance, immortalized in the monastery-palace of Mafra, which was built as a rival to the Escorial and Versailles by a huge army of draft labour over eighteen years.
Alternative forms
- Escurial (dated)
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Etymology
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Proper noun
El Escorial m
- El Escorial (a royal palace in Madrid)
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