Gibraltarian

G2I1B3R1A1L1T1A1R1I1A1N1
UK/dʒɪ.bɹɔːlˈtɛəɹ.i.ən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Gibraltar or its people.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveGibraltarian (comparative more Gibraltarian, superlative most Gibraltarian)

comparative more Gibraltarian · superlative most Gibraltarian

  1. Of or pertaining to Gibraltar or its people.

    The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands.

    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
nounGibraltarian (plural Gibraltarians)

plural Gibraltarians

  1. A native or inhabitant of Gibraltar.
    1 more example

    The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have rights, but why British taxpayers should send warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery.

    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
proper noun
  1. The dialect spoken in Gibraltar, a mix of British English and Andalusian Spanish.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Catalan gibraltareny, gibraltareny
  • gibraltarenyof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • gibraltarenynative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • gibraltarenyanative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Czech gibraltarský
  • gibraltarskýof or pertaining to Gibraltar
Dutch Gibraltarees, Gibraltarees
  • Gibraltareesof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • Gibraltareesnative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • Gibraltaresenative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Esperanto ĝibraltarano, ĝibraltaranino
  • ĝibraltaranonative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • ĝibraltaraninonative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Finnish gibraltarilainen, gibraltarilainen
  • gibraltarilainenof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • gibraltarilainennative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
French gibraltarien, Gibraltarien
  • gibraltarienof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • Gibraltariennative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • Gibraltariennenative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
German gibraltarisch, Gibraltarer
  • gibraltarischof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • Gibraltarernative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • Gibraltarerinnative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Icelandic gíbraltarískur, Gíbraltari
  • gíbraltarískurof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • Gíbraltarinative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Italian gibilterrino, gibilterrino
  • gibilterrinoof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • gibilterrinonative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • gibilterrinanative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Polish gibraltarski, Gibraltarczyk
  • gibraltarskiof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • Gibraltarczyknative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • Gibraltarkanative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Portuguese gibraltarino, gibraltarino
  • gibraltarinoof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • gibraltarinonative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • gibraltarinanative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Spanish gibraltareño, llanito
  • gibraltareñoof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • llanitoof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • gibraltareñonative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • gibraltareñanative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
  • llanitonative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Swedish gibraltisk
  • gibraltiskof or pertaining to Gibraltar
Tagalog Hibraltarenyo, Hibraltarenyo
  • Hibraltarenyoof or pertaining to Gibraltar
  • Hibraltarenyonative or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Cite this entry
APA

Gibraltarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibraltarian

MLA

“Gibraltarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibraltarian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gibraltarian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibraltarian.

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