Gibraltar

noun

Gi·​bral·​tar jə-ˈbrȯl-tər 

: an impregnable stronghold

Word History

Etymology

Gibraltar, fortress in the British colony of Gibraltar

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Gibraltar

geographical name

Gi·​bral·​tar jə-ˈbrȯl-tər 

town and port at the Strait of Gibraltar on the Rock of Gibraltar; a British colony and military base area 2.5 square miles (6.5 square kilometers), population 31,000

Gibraltarian

jə-ˌbrȯl-ˈter-ē-ən 

ˌji-ˌbrȯl-

noun