Associations to the word «Gibraltar»

Wiktionary

GIBRALTAR, proper noun. An overseas territory of the United Kingdom at the southern end of Iberia.
GIBRALTAR, proper noun. A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco.
GIBRALTAR ROCK, noun. Rock candy

Dictionary definition

GIBRALTAR, 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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