Gibraltar
English
Etymology
From the Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq), meaning Mountain of Tariq, who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, starting in 711. Replaced earlier Latin Mons Calpe (“Mount Calpe”) for the land, and Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι (Hērákleiai stêlai, “Pillars of Hercules”) (Latin Columnae Herculis) for the strait.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/
Proper noun
Gibraltar
- An overseas territory of the United Kingdom at the southern end of Iberia.
- A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco.
Synonyms
- (land territory): Mons Calpe (former name)
- (strait): Strait of Gibraltar, Straits of Gibraltar, STROG
Derived terms
Translations
British overseas territory
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Strait of Gibraltar — see Strait of Gibraltar
Catalan
Cebuano
Proper noun
Gibraltar
- a surname
- Gibraltar; an overseas territory of the United Kingdom at the southern end of the Iberian peninsula
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Gibraltar n
- Gibraltar: overseas territory of the United Kingdom at the southern end of the Iberian peninsula.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Gibraltar m
- Gibraltar (a peninsula and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in Iberia)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡǐbraltaːr/
- Hyphenation: Gi‧bral‧tar
Declension
Declension of Gibraltar
| singular | |
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| nominative | Gibraltar |
| genitive | Gibraltara |
| dative | Gibraltaru |
| accusative | Gibraltar |
| vocative | Gibraltare |
| locative | Gibraltaru |
| instrumental | Gibraltarom |
Spanish
Proper noun
Gibraltar ?
- Gibraltar: overseas territory of the United Kingdom at the southern end of the Iberian peninsula.
Swedish
Turkmen
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