Gibraltar
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Gibraltar¹
- /d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/
- /d͡ʒɪˈbɹɒltə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ɔːltə(ɹ), -ɒltə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Spanish Gibraltar, from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq, “Mount Tariq”), named after Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, starting in 711. Replaced earlier Latin Mons Calpe (“Mount Calpe”) for the land, and Columnae Herculis, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι (Hērákleiai stêlai, “Pillars of Hercules”), for the strait.
The barangay in Baguio, Philippines is named by a German national "Jonathan Speth" after the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe. He lived and died in the barangay.
proper noun
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A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.
Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar. […] The Spaniards offered Gibraltar fully devolved status, like the Basques and Catalans, res
Similar: Mons Calpe
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A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.
Similar: Strait of Gibraltar, Straits of Gibraltar, STROG
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Gibraltar²
Where it comes from
"Gibraltar" is the name of a line of tumblers made by glassware company Libbey. The drink was named in 2005, by Steve Ford at Blue Bottle Coffee in San Francisco, after the glass in which its version was served.
noun Gibraltars · gibraltar
- ; (originally) A cortado served in a small glass; (by extension) any cortado Two Gibraltars (decaf) at Kafka
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: calpe, gibraltarian, straits, basse-terre, jabal, tariq, territory, jebel, mount, cayenne, stanley, tarak, tuo, bastion, citadel, bulwark
Translations
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name British overseas territory
| Español | Gibraltar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지브롤터 Jibeurolteo |
| 日本語 | ジブラルタル Jiburarutaru |
| 中文 | 直布羅陀 /直布罗陀 Zhíbùluótuó |
| हिन्दी | जिब्राल्टर jibrālṭar |
| Kiswahili | Gibraltar |
| Português | Gibraltar |
| Français | Gibraltar |
| Deutsch | Gibraltar |
| Italiano | Gibilterra |
| Ελληνικά | Γιβραλτάρ Givraltár |
| Română | Gibraltar |
| Русский | Гибралта́р Gibraltár |
| العربية | جَبَل طَارِق jabal ṭāriq |
| עברית | גיברלטר gibraltar |
Talk about this word "Gibraltar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gibraltar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Gibraltar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gibraltar "Gibraltar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gibraltar.Cite this
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title = {Gibraltar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gibraltar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
