Meaning of GIBRALTAR
| Pronunciation: | | ji'broltur
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| | Definition: | | [n] colony of the United Kingdom located 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | Calpe, Rock of Gibraltar |
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| | See Also: | | colony, Europe, foreland, Gibraltarian, headland, Pillars of Hercules, promontory, settlement | |
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| | Definition: | |  Gibraltar
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gi*bral"tar\, n.
1. A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain,
held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable
stronghold.
2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in
full, {Gibraltar rock}.
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