gibraltar

Definition of Gibraltar in English :

Noun

1. calpe, gibraltar, rock of gibraltar

location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gibraltar

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noun

1. City of Gibraltar

2. Strait of Gibraltar

Gibraltar

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noun

any strong fortification; unassailable fortress

1.

small peninsula at the southern tip of Spain, extending into the Mediterranean: 2.5 sq mi (6.5 sq km); it consists mostly of a rocky hill (Rock of Gibraltar), 1,396 ft (426 m) high

2.

British crown colony, including a port & naval base, on this peninsula: pop. 28,000

3.

Strait ofstrait between Spain & Morocco, joining the Mediterranean & the Atlantic: c. 35 mi (56 km) long

Gibraltar

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A British colony centered around the heavily fortified Rock of Gibraltar, a strategically located peninsula on the north side of the Strait of Gibraltar, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and northern Africa. Gibraltar was captured by Arabs in 711 and passed to the Spanish in 1462. Great Britain captured Gibraltar in 1704 and was granted sovereignty by treaty in 1713.

n.

An invincible fortress or stronghold.

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