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gibraltar

/dʒɪˈbɹɔltɚ/

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What does gibraltar mean?

noun

  1. ; (originally) A cortado served in a small glass; (by extension) any cortado

proper noun

  1. A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.
  2. A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.
More meanings (12)

proper noun

  1. A hamlet in Kempston Rural parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0046).
  2. A hamlet mostly in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7510).
  3. A hamlet in Hawkinge parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2039).
  4. A locality in Bletchingdon parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4818).
  5. A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
  6. A ghost town in Union County, North Carolina.
  7. A census-designated place in Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
  8. An unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington.
  9. A town in Door County, Wisconsin.
  10. A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  11. A town in Zulia State, Venezuela.
  12. A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
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IPA pronunciation

/dʒɪˈbɹɔltɚ/

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The silver lake and the shadowy mountain over its southern side looking now, methought, very much like Gibraltar.
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648
We know as little of Byng, but hear that he sailed with the reinforcement before his successor reached Gibraltar.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
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Viewing the stupendous works, it became hard to realize that one was within the Gibraltar of his little old Morse geography.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
“I will add,” I continued, “that a similar barrier exists between Gibraltar and Ceuta, which in geological times formed the entire Mediterranean.”
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164
Prize-taker and Gibraltar are mostly used for this purpose, growing to the size of the large Spanish onions sold at grocery stores.
F. F. (Frederick Frye) RockwellHome Vegetable Gardening A Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #7123