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Meaning of CALPE

Pronunciation:  'kalpee

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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: Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar
 
 See Also: colony, Europe, foreland, Gibraltarian, headland, Pillars of Hercules, promontory, settlement

 

 

 

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