Gibraltar

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/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)//d͡ʒɪˈbɹɒltə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

Gibraltar1

proper noun
  1. A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.
    1 more example

    Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar. […] The Spaniards offered Gibraltar fully devolved status, like the Basques and Catalans, respecting language, culture and a degree of fiscal autonomy.

    2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, “Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2021

    Synonyms: Mons Calpe

  2. A place in England:
    1. 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).
    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).
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A town in Zulia State, Venezuela.

Gibraltar2

nounGibraltar (plural Gibraltars)

plural Gibraltars · alternative gibraltar

  1. CanadaUS; (originally) A cortado served in a small glass; (by extension) any cortado

    Two Gibraltars (decaf) at Kafka

    2013 October 30, "The Mighty Vancouver Cafe Crawl" Little Ninja Chef [photo caption]
    2 more examples

    At a recent meeting at Mint Plaza’s Blue Bottle Coffee, Maggiotto ordered a Gibraltar, a small, milky espresso drink.

    2015 February 26, Greta Kaul, “Startup that lets chefs review restaurants lands $4 million”, in SFGate

    I paid for my beans and sipped my perfectly-made Gibraltar as I walked down the street thinking about how I would now always order from his pizza company.

    2016 June 29, Gretchen Fox, “How To Create A Loyal Customer In Under Five Minutes”, in Forbes

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.

Similar
Mons Calpe

proper nounA strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.

Origin

Gibraltar · proper noun

  1. Arabicجَبَل طَارِق“Mount Tariq”
  2. SpanishGibraltar
  3. EnglishGibraltar

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.

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Gibraltar · noun

"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.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι, Κάλπη
  • Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι (Hērákleiai stêlai)British overseas territory
  • Κάλπη (Kálpē)British overseas territory
Arabic جَبَل طَارِق
  • جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq)British overseas territory
Basque Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Bengali জিব্রাল্টার
  • জিব্রাল্টার (jibralṭar)British overseas territory
Bulgarian Гибралта́р
  • Гибралта́р (Gibraltár)British overseas territory
Catalan Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Chinese Cantonese 直布羅陀 /直布罗陀
  • 直布羅陀 /直布罗陀 (zik⁶ bou³ lo⁴ to⁴)British overseas territory
Chinese Mandarin 直布羅陀 /直布罗陀
  • 直布羅陀 /直布罗陀 (Zhíbùluótuó)British overseas territory
Czech Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Danish Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Dutch Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Esperanto Ĝibraltaro
  • ĜibraltaroBritish overseas territory
Estonian Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Finnish Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
French Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
German Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Greek Γιβραλτάρ
  • Γιβραλτάρ (Givraltár)British overseas territory
Hebrew גיברלטר
  • גיברלטר (gibraltar)British overseas territory
Hindi जिब्राल्टर
  • जिब्राल्टर (jibrālṭar)British overseas territory
Hungarian Gibraltár
  • GibraltárBritish overseas territory
Icelandic Gíbraltar
  • GíbraltarBritish overseas territory
Indonesian Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Italian Gibilterra
  • GibilterraBritish overseas territory
Japanese ジブラルタル
  • ジブラルタル (Jiburarutaru)British overseas territory
Korean 지브롤터, 지브랄타르
  • 지브롤터 (Jibeurolteo)British overseas territory
  • 지브랄타르 (Jibeuraltareu)British overseas territory
Latin Calpe
  • CalpeBritish overseas territory
Latvian Gibraltārs
  • GibraltārsBritish overseas territory
Lithuanian Gibraltaras
  • GibraltarasBritish overseas territory
Malay Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Māori Kamaka
  • KamakaBritish overseas territory
Norwegian Bokmål Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Persian جَبلالطّارِق, جَبَلطارِق
  • جَبلالطّارِق (jabal-et-târeq)British overseas territory
  • جَبَلطارِق (jabal-târeq)British overseas territory
Polish Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Portuguese Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Romanian Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Russian Гибралта́р
  • Гибралта́р (Gibraltár)British overseas territory
Slovak Gibraltár
  • GibraltárBritish overseas territory
Spanish Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Swahili Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Swedish Gibraltar
  • GibraltarBritish overseas territory
Tagalog Hibraltar
  • HibraltarBritish overseas territory
Tamil ஜிப்ரால்ட்டர்
  • ஜிப்ரால்ட்டர் (jiprālṭṭar)British overseas territory
Thai ยิบรอลตาร์
  • ยิบรอลตาร์ (yíp-rɔn-dtâa)British overseas territory
Turkish Cebelitarık
  • CebelitarıkBritish overseas territory
Ukrainian Ґібралта́р, Гібралта́р
  • Ґібралта́р (Gibraltár)British overseas territory
  • Гібралта́р (Hibraltár)British overseas territory
Urdu جبرالٹر, جَبَلالطّارِق
  • جبرالٹر (jibrālṭar)British overseas territory
  • جَبَلالطّارِق (jabal-at-tāriq)British overseas territory

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Gibraltar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibraltar

MLA

“Gibraltar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibraltar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gibraltar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibraltar.

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