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Meaning of ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
 
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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
 
Synonyms:
Calpe
,
Gibraltar
 
See Also:
colony
,
Europe
,
foreland
,
Gibraltarian
,
headland
,
Pillars of Hercules
,
promontory
,
settlement
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