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Definitions of gibraltar in various dictionaries:
noun - location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain
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An invincible fortress or stronghold.
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| Ferdinand IV rocked! He conquered this rock in 1309 |
| This rocky British crown colony is known as "Gib" for short |
| This 2.25-square-mile area on the Iberian Peninsula belongs to the United Kingdom |
| Spain recently ended its blockade of this last remaining colony in Europe |
| This word can refer to any impregnable standard, not just the famous rock |
| The flag of this British Crown colony has a castle denoting its strategic importance in the Mediterranean |
| In 1967 this colony voted to reject Spanish rule & to remain rock solid under British sovereignty |
| The British captured this narrow peninsula in 1704; Spain has coveted it ever since |
| A mixture of English & Spanish, Llanito is the language of this territory's 30,000 residents |
| 1713's Treaty of Utrecht concluding the War of the Spanish Succession granted this small 2.3-sq.-mi. area to Great Britain |
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| location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean one of the Pillars of Hercules |
| a British territory that is a peninsula connected to the south coast of Spain |
| A British overseas territory near the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula, at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar population 32,000 (estimated 2015) languages, English (official), Spanish. |
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Gibraltar (; Spanish pronunciation: [xialta]) is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It has an area of 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) and is bordered to the north by Spain. The landscape is dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar at the foot of which is a densely populated city area, home to over 30,000 people, primarily Gibraltarians. It shares a maritime border with Morocco. Under the Gibraltar constitution of 2006, Gibraltar has limited powers of self-government, with some responsibilities, such as defence and foreign relations, remaining with the British government. * In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession on behalf of the Habsburg claim to the Spanish throne. The territory was ceded to Great Britain in perpetuity under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. During World War II it was an important base for the Royal Navy as it controlled the entrance and exit to the Mediterranean Sea, which is only 8 m |