Andalusian

Andalusian

The adjective Andalusian can refer to:

*Andalusia, a region in Spain
*Al-Andalus, a historical state on the Iberian Peninsula
*Andalusian people, an ethnic group or nation 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"

ee also

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=Andalusian&namespace=0 all articles starting with "Andalusian"]


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  • Andalusian — [an΄də lo͞o′zhən, an΄də lo͞o′shən; an΄də lo͞ozhē ən, an΄də lo͞o′shē ən] adj. of Andalusia or its people, language, or culture n. 1. a person born or living in Andalusia 2. the variety of Spanish spoken in Andalusia …   English World dictionary

  • Andalusian horse — Andalusian Andalusian horse Distinguishing features Strongly built, compact, elegant, thick mane and tail Alternative names Spanish Horse, Pura Raza Española Country of origin Spain, Iberian Peninsula …   Wikipedia

  • Andalusian cadence — Andalusian cadences are common in Flamenco music. The Andalusian cadence is a term adopted from flamenco music for a chord progression comprising four chords descending stepwise.[1] It is otherwise known as the minor descending tetrachord …   Wikipedia

  • Andalusian nationalism — or Andalusian regionalism, sometimes referred as Andalucismo in Spanish, is the name given to the political movement in Spain advocating the recognition of Andalusian people as a nation . It is considered to be represented primarily by the… …   Wikipedia

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  • Andalusian music — may refer to: *the music of Andalusia, a region of Spain *Andalusian classical music, which is today almost entirely associated with North African, especially Moroccan music …   Wikipedia

  • Andalusian Spanish — The Andalusian dialect of Spanish (also called andaluz) is spoken in Andalusia, Ceuta, Melilla, and parts of southern Extremadura. It is perhaps the most distinct of the southern dialects of peninsular Spanish, differing in many respects from… …   Wikipedia

  • Andalusian classical music — The lute was adopted from the Arab world. 1568 print. Andalusian classical music (Arabic: طرب أندلسي‎, trans. mousiqua al âla, Spanish: música andalusí) is a style of Moorish music found across North Africa in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It… …   Wikipedia

  • Andalusian people — ethnic group group=Andalusian Andaluz caption = Some notable Andalusians: Pablo Picasso Juan Ramón Jiménez Diego Velázquez poptime=Andalusian 8.5 million (est) popplace=flag|Spain: *flag|Andalusia: 6,832,933 (2006) [Source: Instituto Andaluz de… …   Wikipedia

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