Meaning of Gibraltar | Babel Free
d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)Definitions
- A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.
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; (originally) A cortado served in a small glass; (by extension) any cortado Canada, US
- A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.
- A place in England:
- A hamlet in Kempston Rural parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0046).
- A hamlet mostly in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7510).
- A hamlet in Hawkinge parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2039).
- A locality in Bletchingdon parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4818).
- A place in the United States:
- A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
- A ghost town in Union County, North Carolina.
- A census-designated place in Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington.
- A town in Door County, Wisconsin.
- A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A town in Zulia State, Venezuela.
- A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
Equivalents
العربية
جبل طارق
Čeština
Gibraltar
Deutsch
Gibraltar
Ελληνικά
Γιβραλτάρ
Français
Gibraltar
हिन्दी
जिब्राल्टर
日本語
ジブラルタル
한국어
지브롤터
Polski
Gibraltar
Português
Gibraltar
Svenska
Gibraltar
ไทย
ยิบรอลตาร์
Türkçe
Cebelitarık
Українська
Гібралтар
Examples
“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.”
“I paid for my beans and sipped my perfectly-made Gibraltar as I walked down the street thinking about how I would now always order from his pizza company.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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