Gibraltar

Origin

From the Arabic جبل طارق, meaning Mountain of Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, starting in 711. Replaced earlier Latin Mons Calpe ("Mount Calpe") for the land, and Ancient Greek Ηράκλειες Στήλε (Latin Columnae Herculis) for the strait.

Full definition of Gibraltar

Proper noun

1. An overseas territory of the United Kingdom at the southern end of Iberia.
2. A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco.

Derived terms

• Gibraltarian
• Gibraltar rock

Synonyms

• (land territory) Mons Calpe (former name)
• (strait) Strait of Gibraltar, Straits of Gibraltar, STROG