Gibilterra

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq), with contamination of terra (“land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.bilˈtɛr.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrra
  • Hyphenation: Gi‧bil‧tèr‧ra

Proper noun

Gibilterra f

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)
  2. Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar)

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