Antigua Guatemala Word Search
Play a Antigua Guatemala word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its architecture, its landscape, and the people who built it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: BAROQUE, COLONIAL, ARCHITECTURE, FACADE, CLOISTER, CONVENT, MONASTERY, CATHEDRAL, CHURCH, ALTAR, BALCONY, COURTYARD.
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Antigua Guatemala word list, defined
- BAROQUE /bəˈroʊk/ · adjective
- Excessively ornate or elaborate in style, especially in architecture and the arts. Characterized by highly ornamented and complex designs. Related: ornate, elaborate, opulent, luxuriant.
- COLONIAL /kəˈlɒnɪəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies; relating to the period of time when a country was a colony. Related: imperial, colonialist, settler, provincial.
- ARCHITECTURE /ˈɑːrkɪtɛktʃər/ · noun
- The art or practice of designing buildings and structures, or the style or character of a building or structure. The design and planning of a system or organization. Related: design, planning, construction, engineering.
- FACADE /fəˈsɑːd/ · noun
- A building frontage, especially one that is impressive or ornate. A false or misleading appearance, especially one that is intended to deceive. Related: front, face, appearance, mask.
- CLOISTER /klɔɪstər/ · noun
- A building or area surrounded by walls, typically for a monastery or convent, or a place of quiet contemplation. A cloister may also refer to a covered walkway or arcade surrounding a courtyard. Related: monastery, convent, arcade, piazza.
- CONVENT /kɒnvɛnt/ · noun
- A building or group of buildings where a community of monks, nuns, or other religious people live and work. A place where people go to live a life of prayer, work, and study, often in a monastery or nunnery. Related: monastery, nunnery, abbey, priory.
- MONASTERY /ˈmɒnəstri/ · noun
- A building or complex of buildings where a community of monks or nuns live and work, typically under a monastic rule. Related: abbey, convent, priory, hermitage.
- CATHEDRAL /kæθˈdriːdəl/ · noun
- A large and impressive building for Christian worship, typically having a central nave and transepts, and often a tower or spire. A large and impressive building for any other purpose. Related: church, temple, mosque, synagogue.
- CHURCH /tʃɜːrtʃ/ · noun
- A building for public Christian worship, or the clergy who conduct services there. A place of worship for Christians. Related: temple, synagogue, mosque, cathedral.
- ALTAR /ˈɔːltər/ · noun
- A raised structure or platform, typically in a church, used as a base for a religious image or for offerings to a deity. A place or object of reverence, worship, or sacrifice. Related: shrine, sanctuary, tabernacle, sacrarium.
- BALCONY /ˈbælkəni/ · noun
- A platform or structure projecting from the wall of a building, typically supported by columns or a balustrade, and usually enclosed by a railing or parapet. Related: veranda, gallery, piazza, terrace.
- COURTYARD /kɔːrˈtɑːrˌdeɪ/ · noun
- A paved or open area, often surrounded by buildings, typically within a larger building or complex, such as a castle or a monastery. Related: yard, square, piazza, courtyard.
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