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During the time of Etimología Real en catalán.
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During the time of Sharq al-Andalus
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a real (from the Arabic
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''Riyad'') was a kind of orchard
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or garden
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, with some kind of building as summer residence that used to belong to a member of Andalusian urban oligarchy, located around the cities or large farmhouses.
In this sense, in other areas of Al-Andalus
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it is also used the word Almunia. An example would be Real Palace
The now demolished Del Real Palace or Royal Palace (in Valencian, ''Palau del Real''; in Spanish, ''Palacio del Real'') was the former residence of the kings of Valencia in the «Cap i Casal» (head and home) of the kingdom, as the city of Vale ...
of Valencia
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, although the term '' Real '' continues within the Catalan
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Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
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to Arabism
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*an effect of the influence of Arabic on other languages
*Pan-Arabism
*Arabist
See also
*Arabization
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, present in many place names like Secar de la Real in Palma de Mallorca
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, the Montroy and Real de Gandia, or the same Pla del Real in Valencia. It is very common to confuse etymology with a derivative of ''royal'' or relating to the king, which is more explicit in the case of the Real Palace as it was royal residence./ref>
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