GIBRALTAR


Meaning of GIBRALTAR in English

I. jə-ˈbrȯl-tər noun

Etymology: Gibraltar, fortress in the British colony of Gibraltar

Date: 1776

: an impregnable stronghold

II. jə-ˈbrȯl-tər geographical name

town & port on Rock of Gibraltar; a British colony area 2.5 square miles (6.5 square kilometers ), population 29,760

• Gi·bral·tar·i·an jə-ˌbrȯl-ˈter-ē-ən, ˌji-ˌbrȯl- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.