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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

Rock of Gibraltar  [rɒk əv dʒɪˈbrɔːltə] play
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Rock of Gibraltar is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROCK OF GIBRALTAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rock of Gibraltar

The Rock of Gibraltar (sometimes by its original Latin name, Calpe, or from its later Arabic name: جبل الطارق, or Jabal Tariq ("Mountain of Tariq"); in Spanish: Peñón de Gibraltar) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, off the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It is 426 m (1,398 ft) high. The Rock is Crown property of the United Kingdom, and borders Spain. Most of the Rock's upper area is covered by a nature reserve, which is home to around 250 Barbary macaques. These macaques, as well as a labyrinthine network of tunnels, attract a large number of tourists each year. The Rock of Gibraltar was one of the Pillars of Hercules and was known to the Romans as Mons Calpe, the other pillar being Mons Abyla or Jebel Musa on the African side of the Strait. In ancient times the two points marked the limit to the known world, a myth originally fostered by the Phoenicians.

Definition of Rock of Gibraltar in the English dictionary

The definition of Rock of Gibraltar in the dictionary is the Rock of Gibraltar a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROCK OF GIBRALTAR


altar
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alter
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assaulter
əˈsɔːltə
defaulter
dɪˈfɔːltə
desalter
diːˈsɔːltə
exalter
ɪɡˈzɔːltə
falter
ˈfɔːltə
gaulter
ˈɡɔːltə
Gibraltar
dʒɪˈbrɔːltə
halter
ˈhɔːltə
Malta
ˈmɔːltə
misalter
ˌmɪsˈɔːltə
palter
ˈpɔːltə
pole-vaulter
ˈpəʊlˌvɔːltə
Psalter
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re-alter
riːˈɔːltə
salter
ˈsɔːltə
superaltar
ˈsuːpərˌɔːltə
vaulter
ˈvɔːltə
waghalter
ˈwæɡˌhɔːltə

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

all-star
avatar
City of Gibraltar
five-star
guitar
high altar
iftar
Katar
lead to the altar
loadstar
mortar
nectar
Qatar
rising star
rock star
star
Strait of Gibraltar
superstar
tar
Tatar

Synonyms and antonyms of Rock of Gibraltar in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Rock of Gibraltar» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

直布罗陀岩石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Peñón de Gibraltar
570 millions of speakers

English

Rock of Gibraltar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिब्राल्टर की चट्टान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

صخرة جبل طارق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гибралтар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Rock of Gibraltar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জিব্রাল্টার রক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Rock of Gibraltar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rock of Gibraltar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rock of Gibraltar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジブラルタルの岩山
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지브롤터의 바위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rock of Gibraltar
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Rock of Gibraltar
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராக் ஆஃப் ஜிப்ரால்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिब्राल्टरची रॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cebelitarık Kaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Rocca di Gibilterra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gibraltar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гібралтар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Rock de Gibraltar
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Βράχος του Γιβραλτάρ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Rots van Gibraltar
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Rock of Gibraltar
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Rock of Gibraltar
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCK OF GIBRALTAR»

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The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945
London, 1843. Hills, G. Rock of Contention. London, Robert Hale, 1974. Hughes, Q. and Migos, A. Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar. Exchange Publications, Gibraltar, 1995. Ibn-Abi-Zar' AI-Anis al-Mutrib bi-Rawd al-Qirtas fi a/bar tmiluk al- Magrib ...
Fa & Finlayson, 2006
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The Environmental Legacy of Military Operations
Rose Department of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX, UK ABSTRACT The 400-m-high Rock of Gibraltar is a partly overturned klippe of Early Jurassic dolomitic limestone, notched by raised shorelines ...
Judy Ehlen, Russell S. Harmon, 2001
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International Dictionary of Historic Places: Southern Europe
The Rock of Gibraltar is joined to the mainland by a narrow, sandy isthmus and forms the southeast part of a large bay. Description: An important fortress during the Moorish occupation of Spain; besieged several times during the reconquest ...
Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda, 1995
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The History of the Herculean Straits: Now Called the Straits ...
It is needless to expatiate ; I must refer to the beginning of this book. No town was ever on the rock of Gibraltar, till the Moors erected one. The hill has undergone some changes > it was once (i.) Lib. iv. covered covered with trees ; there are but  ...
Thomas James, 1771
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Sailing directions for the strait of Gibraltar and the ...
When coming down the Mediterranean, in order to run through the Strait, if the weather be clear, the Rock of Gibraltar may be seen at the distance of 40 miles, appearing like an island, higher to the North than to the South. At the same time,  ...
John Purdy, 1841
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An historical sketch of Gibraltar, with an account of the ...
The Isthmus which separates the Rock of Gibraltar from the Continent of Spain, is formed by sands thrown up by the Mediterranean Sea. It is not an improbable conjecture, that a regular chain of rock extended from the Mountain distinguished  ...
John Heriot, 1792
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The History of the Herculean Straits, Now Called the Straits ...
No town was ever on the rock of Gibraltar, till the Moors, erected one. The hill has undergone some changes ; it was once (1) Lib. iv. covered covered with trees ; there are but few now left A description of GIBRALTAR, btc. 293 CHAP VI A ...
Thomas James, 1771
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Contributions to the Botany and Topography of Gibraltar and ...
From this position (a distance of nearly four miles intervening) the rock of Gibraltar appears as an island, the isthmus connecting it with the main land merging into the azure blue of the sea. Although at the present day this is nothing more than ...
E. F. Kelaart, 1846
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The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945
Strengthening of the fortress continued in the 19th century, when it developed into the ultimate gunner's station, a fortress of such impregnability that it coined the phrase 'as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar', a term now applied to anything ...
Darren Fa, 2013
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The new sailing directory for the Strait of Gibraltar and ...
When coming down the Mediterranean, In order to run through the Strait, if the weather be clear, the Rock of Gibraltar may be seen at the distance of 40 miles, appearing like an island, higher to the North than to the South. At the same time,  ...
John Purdy, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCK OF GIBRALTAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Rock of Gibraltar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thirty troublesome Gibraltar monkeys to be deported to Scottish …
Thirty troublesome Gibraltar monkeys to be deported to Scottish safari park ... Barbary macaque walking along the wall at the viewpoint on the rock of Gibraltar. «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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The Squabble That Never Ends: Britain and Spain Duel Over Gibraltar
One recent morning, a mile-long line of cars waited to cross the international border separating Spain from Britain's Rock of Gibraltar. Spanish border guards ... «NPR, May 14»
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Euro 2016 qualifying draw: Gibraltar ready to prove their worth
Gibraltar's home ground, the Victoria Stadium which stands in the shadow of the iconic Rock of Gibraltar, has an artificial playing surface and is not yet suitable ... «BBC Sport, Feb 14»
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Desperate Dan reborn as the rock of Gibraltar
They had not met in over a decade but Bula, coach of the Gibraltar side awarded full ... with the British army and married Danny's Spanish mother on the Rock. «The Independent, Nov 13»
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Hitler's missed opportunity: failing to smash the rock of Gibraltar
It may be that only geological erosion, expected to occur sometime over the next ten million years, will finally remove Gibraltar as a source of friction between ... «Spectator.co.uk, Sep 13»
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This day in Jewish history / A human rock of Gibraltar is born
A view of Gibraltar from La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain. ... Having been born on the Rock, the 2.6-square-mile enclave at the southern edge of Iberia, he led ... «Haaretz, Aug 13»
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After 300 years, more monkey business on Rock of Gibraltar
At first glance the central question in the sovereignty dispute over Gibraltar appears ... Gibraltar relies upon the 11m day-trippers who visit the Rock each year to ... «The Conversation, Aug 13»
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A fisherman on the Spanish side of Gibraltar attaches hooks to his …
The spat comes in the run-up to the 300th anniversary of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht by which Spain ceded the Rock of Gibraltar to Britain "in perpetuity". Spain ... «The Australian, Jan 13»
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The Rock of Gibraltar: Neanderthals' Last Refuge
I was intrigued when I saw this headline over at NPR's 13.7 blog earlier this week: “A Neanderthal-Themed Park for Gibraltar?“ As it turns out, no one's planning ... «Smithsonian, Sep 12»
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Huge image of the Queen to be projected on Rock of Gibraltar
The pictures of the British monarch interspersed with images of the Union flag will be clearly visible across the border in Spain where the controversial Royal ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 12»

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