Iberia

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UK/aɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.ə/US/aɪˈbɪə̯ɹ.i.ə/US/aɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/

proper noun

A peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar.

Similar
Caucasian Iberia
OriginLatin Iberia ← Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία →
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Meanings

Iberia1

proper noun
  1. A peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar.

    Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands.

    2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion
  2. A city and town in Missouri.
  3. A census-designated place in Ohio.

Iberia2

proper noun

alternative Iveria

  1. historicalAn antique and Byzantine name for the geographic region and ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli in Eastern Europe, located east of Colchis, corresponding roughly to the eastern parts of present-day Georgia.

    Synonyms: Caucasian Iberia

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn antique and Byzantine name for the geographic region and ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli in Eastern Europe, located east of Colchis, corresponding roughly to the eastern parts of present-day Georgia.

Similar
Caucasian Iberia
Also see
iberian peninsula

Origin

Iberia · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekἸβηρία
  2. LatinIberia
  3. EnglishIberia

From Latin Iberia, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría), after Ἴβηρος (Íbēros, “the river Ebro”). See Iberia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Iberia · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekἸβηρία
  2. EnglishIberia

[Alt: Iberia] From Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría). Possibly from the same source as Old Armenian Վիրք (Virkʻ).

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Translations

Afrikaans Iberië
  • Iberiëregion south of the Pyrenees
Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία, Ἰβηρία
  • Ἰβηρία (Ibēría)region south of the Pyrenees
  • Ἰβηρία (Ibēría)ancient region of Georgia
Bulgarian Иберия
  • Иберия (Iberija)region south of the Pyrenees
Catalan Ibèria, Ibèria
  • Ibèriaregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Ibèriaancient region of Georgia
Czech Ibérie, Ibérie
  • Ibérieregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Ibérieancient region of Georgia
Danish Iberien, Iberiske Halvø
  • Iberienregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Iberiske Halvøregion south of the Pyrenees
Dutch Iberië, Iberisch Schiereiland
  • Iberiëregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Iberisch Schiereilandregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Iberiëancient region of Georgia
Estonian Ibeeria
  • Ibeeriaregion south of the Pyrenees
Finnish Iberia, Iberian niemimaa
  • Iberiaregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Iberian niemimaaregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Iberiaancient region of Georgia
French Ibérie, Ibérie
  • Ibérieregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Ibérieancient region of Georgia
German Iberien, die Iberische Halbinsel
  • Iberienregion south of the Pyrenees
  • die Iberische Halbinselregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Iberienancient region of Georgia
  • Iberiaancient region of Georgia
Greek Ιβηρία, Ιβηρία
  • Ιβηρία (Iviría)region south of the Pyrenees
  • Ιβηρία (Iviría)ancient region of Georgia
Hungarian Ibéria
  • Ibériaregion south of the Pyrenees
Irish an Ibéir, an Ibéir
  • an Ibéirregion south of the Pyrenees
  • an Ibéirancient region of Georgia
Italian Iberia
  • Iberiaregion south of the Pyrenees
Japanese イベリア
  • イベリア (iberia)region south of the Pyrenees
Korean 이베리아
  • 이베리아 (iberia)region south of the Pyrenees
Latin Hibēria, Hibēria
  • Hibēriaregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Hibēriaancient region of Georgia
Latvian Ibērija
  • Ibērijaregion south of the Pyrenees
Lithuanian Iberija
  • Iberijaregion south of the Pyrenees
Norwegian Bokmål Iberia
  • Iberiaregion south of the Pyrenees
Persian ایبریا, گرج
  • ایبریا (iberiyā)region south of the Pyrenees
  • گرج (gorj, gorj)ancient region of Georgia
Polish Iberia, Półwysep Iberyjski
  • Iberiaregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Półwysep Iberyjskiregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Iberiaancient region of Georgia
Portuguese Ibéria, Ibéria
  • Ibériaregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Ibériaancient region of Georgia
Romanian Iberia
  • Iberiaregion south of the Pyrenees
Russian Ибе́рия, Ибе́рия
  • Ибе́рия (Ibérija)region south of the Pyrenees
  • Ибе́рия (Ibérija)ancient region of Georgia
  • Иве́рия (Ivérija)ancient region of Georgia
Slovak Ibéria
  • Ibériaregion south of the Pyrenees
Spanish Iberia, Iberia caucásica
  • Iberiaregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Iberia caucásicaancient region of Georgia
  • Iberia del Esteancient region of Georgia
  • Iberia asiáticaancient region of Georgia
Swedish Iberien, Pyreneiska halvön
  • Iberienregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Pyreneiska halvönregion south of the Pyrenees
  • Iberiska halvönregion south of the Pyrenees
Tamil ஐபீரியா
  • ஐபீரியா (aipīriyā)region south of the Pyrenees
Turkish İberya
  • İberyaregion south of the Pyrenees
Ukrainian Ібе́рія
  • Ібе́рія (Ibérija)region south of the Pyrenees

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Iberia

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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