Gibraltar
WordNet
noun
(1) 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
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Etymology
From the Arabic (Jabal Ţāriq), meaning Mountain of Tariq.
Proper noun
- An overseas territory of the United Kingdom at the southern end of Iberia.
- A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco.
Synonyms
- (land territory) Mons Calpe (former name)
- (strait) Strait of Gibraltar, Straits of Gibraltar, STROG