HyperDic: rock_of_gibraltar

English > 1 sense of the expression Rock of Gibraltar:
NOUNlocationRock of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Calpelocation of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain
English > Rock of Gibraltar: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaninglocation 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.
SynonymsGibraltar, Calpe
Instance ofcolony, settlementA body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland
promontory, headland, head, forelandA natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
MembersGibraltarianA native or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Part ofEuropeThe 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia)
Pillars of HerculesThe two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar
SpanishCalpe, Gibraltar, Peñón de Gibraltar, Peñón
CatalanCalpe, Gibraltar, Penyal de Gibraltar, Penyal

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