Gibraltar

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See also: Gíbraltar and Gibraltár

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]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gibraltar

  1. A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.
  2. A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco.
  3. A place in England:
    1. A hamlet in Kempston Rural parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0046). [2]
    2. A hamlet mostly in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7510).
    3. A hamlet in Hawkinge parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2039).
    4. A locality in Bletchingdon parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4818).
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
    2. A ghost town in Union County, North Carolina.
    3. A census-designated place in Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    4. An unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington.
    5. A town in Door County, Wisconsin.
  5. A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  6. A town in Zulia State, Venezuela.
  7. 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 Hillbarangays of Baguio
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References

  1. ^ City Government of Baguio (1998) Baguio City on its 89th year: A Brief History of Baguio Barangays (overall work in English), Baguio City, Philippines, page 50
  2. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Ge-Gl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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]

Alternative forms

Noun

Gibraltar (plural Gibraltars)

  1. (chiefly Canada, US); (originally) A cortado served in a small glass; (by extension) any cortado

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Derived terms

Cebuano

Proper noun

Gibraltar

  1. a surname
  2. 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)

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Declension

Danish

Proper noun

Gibraltar

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gibraltar n

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gibraltar m

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Derived terms

Galician

Proper noun

Gibraltar m

  1. reintegrationist spelling of Xibraltar

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiˈbral.tar/, , , , /-tər/,
  • IPA(key): /ɡi.bralˈtaːr/, (rare)
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Gibraltar n (proper noun, genitive Gibraltars or (optionally with an article) Gibraltar)

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun

Gibraltar

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

Gibraltar

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Derived terms

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
Gibraltar

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gibraltar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiˈbral.tar/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -altar
  • Syllabification: Gi‧bral‧tar

Proper noun

Gibraltar m inan (related adjective gibraltarski)

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)
  2. 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

  1. 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)

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xibɾalˈtaɾ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: Gi‧bral‧tar

Proper noun

Gibraltar m

  1. 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)

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Turkmen

Proper noun

Gibraltar

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)