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Vinony

Gibraltar

proper noun

  1. an impregnable stronghold
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proper noun

  1. a British overseas territory on the southern coast of Spain
  2. city and capital of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/ / /d͡ʒɪˈbɹɒltə(ɹ)/

name

Etymology: From Spanish Gibraltar, from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq, “Mount Tariq”), named after Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, starting in 711. Replaced earlier Latin Mons Calpe (“Mount Calpe”) for the land, and Columnae Herculis, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι (Hērákleiai stêlai, “Pillars of Hercules”), for the strait. The barangay in Baguio, Philippines is named by a German national "Jonathan Speth" after the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe. He lived and died in the barangay.

  1. A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.

    “Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar. […] The Spaniards offered Gibraltar fully devolved status, like the Basques and Catalans, respecting language, culture and a degree of fiscal autonomy.”

  2. A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.
  3. A place in England:
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  12. A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  13. A town in Zulia State, Venezuela.
  14. A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

noun

Etymology: "Gibraltar" is the name of a line of tumblers made by glassware company Libbey. The drink was named in 2005, by Steve Ford at Blue Bottle Coffee in San Francisco, after the glass in which its version was served.

  1. ; (originally) A cortado served in a small glass; (by extension) any cortado

    “Two Gibraltars (decaf) at Kafka”

    “At a recent meeting at Mint Plaza’s Blue Bottle Coffee, Maggiotto ordered a Gibraltar, a small, milky espresso drink.”