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English
Etymology 1
Gibraltar (sense 1).
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.[ 1]
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Proper noun
Gibraltar
A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia .
A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco .
A place in England :
A hamlet in Kempston Rural parish, Bedford borough , Bedfordshire ( OS grid ref TL0046) . [ 2]
A hamlet mostly in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire ( OS grid ref SP7510 ) .
A hamlet in Hawkinge parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent ( OS grid ref TR2039 ) .
A locality in Bletchingdon parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire ( OS grid ref SP4818 ) .
A place in the United States :
A city in Wayne County , Michigan .
A ghost town in Union County , North Carolina .
A census-designated place in Robeson Township, Berks County , Pennsylvania .
An unincorporated community in Skagit County , Washington .
A town in Door County , Wisconsin .
A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .
A town in Zulia State, Venezuela .
A barangay of Baguio , Benguet , Philippines
Coordinate terms: Abanao - Zandueta - Chugum - Kayang - Otek , Alfonso Tabora , Ambiong , Andres Bonifacio , Andres Bonifacio - Caguioa - Rimando , Asin , Atok Trail , Aurora Hill Proper , BGH Compound , Bakakeng Central , Bakakeng Norte , Bal Marcoville , Bayan Park Village , Brookside , Brookspoint , Cabinet Hill - Teachers Camp , Camdas , Camp 7 , Camp 8 , Camp Allen , Campo Filipino , Campo Sioco , City Camp Central , City Camp Proper , Country Club Village , Cresencia Village , DPS Compound , Dizon - Manzanillo , Dominican - Mirador , Dontogan , East Bayan Park , East Modern Site , East Quirino Hill , Engineers Hill , Fairview , Ferdinand , Gabriela Silang , General Emilio F. Aguinaldo - Lower Quirino Magsaysay , Gibraltar , Greenwater Village , Guisad Central , Guisad Surong , Happy Hallow , Happy Homes - Old Lucban , Harrison Claudio Carantes , Hillside , Holy Ghost Extension , Holy Ghost Hill Proper , Honeymoon-Holyghost , Imelda Marcos , Imelda Village , Irisan , Kabayanihan , Kagitingan , Kayang Extension , Kayang Hilltop , Kias , Legarda-Burnham-Kisad , Leonila Hill , Liwanag Loakan , Loakan Apugan , Loakan Proper , Lopez Jaena , Lourdes Extension , Lourdes Proper Subdivision , Lower Dagsian , Lower General Luna , Lower Lourdes , Lower Magsaysay , Lower Quirino Hill , Lower Rock Quarry , Lualhati , Lucnab , MRR - Queen of Peace , MRR Queen of Peace , Magsaysay Private Road , Malcolm Square-Perfecto , Manuel Roxas , Middle Quezon Hill Subdivision , Middle Quirino Hill , Middle Rock Quarry , Military Cut-Off , Mines View Park , New Lucban , North Central Aurora Hill , North Sanitary Camp , Outlook Drive , PMA Fort Del Pilar , Pacdal , Padre Burgos , Padre Zamora , Palma-Urbano , Phil-am , Pinget , Pinsao Pilot Project , Pinsao Proper , Poliwes , Pucsusan , Quezon Hill Proper , Rizal Monument Area , SLU-SVP Housing Village , Saint Joseph Village , Salud Mitra , San Antonio Village , San Luis - Balsigan , San Luis Village , San Roque Village , San Vicente , Santa Escolastica Village , Santo Niño - Slaughter , Santo Rosario , Santo Tomas Proper , Santo Tomas School Area , Scout Barrio , Session Road , South Central Aurora Hill , South Drive , South Sanitary Camp , Teodora Alonzo , Trancoville , Upper Dagsian , Upper General Luna , Upper Magsaysay , Upper Market Subdivision , Upper Quezon Hill , Upper Quirino Magsaysay , Upper Rock Quarry , Victoria Village , West Modern Site , West Quirino Hill — barangays of Baguio
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Translations
British overseas territory
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Further reading
Etymology 2
"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.[ 1] [ 2]
Noun
Gibraltar (plural Gibraltars )
( chiefly Canada , US ) ; ( originally ) A cortado served in a small glass; ( by extension ) any cortado
References
^ James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman, Tara Duggan (2012 ) The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes , Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, →ISBN , pages 124–5
^ The Story Behind The Gibraltar / Cortado rawpluscoffee
Catalan
Etymology
from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق ( jabal ṭāriq , “ Mount Tariq ” ) , probably via Spanish Gibraltar .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gibraltar m
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Derived terms
Cebuano
Proper noun
Gibraltar
a surname
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gibraltar m inan (relational adjective gibraltarský )
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Declension
Declension of Gibraltar (sg-only hard masculine inanimate )
Danish
Proper noun
Gibraltar
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Dutch
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gibraltar n
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gibraltar m
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Derived terms
Galician
Proper noun
Gibraltar m
reintegrationist spelling of Xibraltar
German
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɡiˈbral.tar/ , , , , /-tər/ ,
IPA (key ) : /ɡi.bralˈtaːr/ , ( rare )
Proper noun
Gibraltar n (proper noun , genitive Gibraltars or ( optionally with an article ) Gibraltar )
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Gibraltar
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Gibraltar
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Derived terms
Polish
Gibraltar
Etymology
Borrowed from English Gibraltar .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɡiˈbral.tar/
Rhymes: -altar
Syllabification: Gi‧bral‧tar
Proper noun
Gibraltar m inan (related adjective gibraltarski )
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco )
Declension
Derived terms
( nouns ):
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gibraltar m
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɡǐbraltaːr/
Hyphenation: Gi‧bral‧tar
Proper noun
Gìbraltār m (Cyrillic spelling Гѝбралта̄р )
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /xibɾalˈtaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: Gi‧bral‧tar
Proper noun
Gibraltar m
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Derived terms
Swedish
Proper noun
Gibraltar n (genitive Gibraltars )
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )
Turkmen
Proper noun
Gibraltar
Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom , at the southern end of Iberia )