Associations to the word «Calpe»

Wiktionary

CALPE, proper noun. (obsolete) Original genus name of Calyptra.

Dictionary definition

CALPE, noun. Location of a colony of the United Kingdom 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.

Wise words

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