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2 dictionary results for: Strait of Gibraltar
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Gi·bral·tar       [ji-brawl-ter] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 29,934; 17/8 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
2.Rock of.
a.Ancient, Calpe. a long, precipitous mountain nearly coextensive with this colony: one of the Pillars of Hercules. 1396 ft. (426 m) high; 21/2 mi. (4 km) long.
b.any person or thing that has strength and endurance that can be relied on.
3.Strait of, a strait between Europe and Africa at the Atlantic entrance to the Mediterranean. 81/2 –23 mi. (14–37 km) wide.
4.any impregnable fortress or stronghold.
Gi·bral·tar·i·an       [ji-brawl-tair-ee-uhn, jib-rawl-] Pronunciation Key, adjective, noun
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strait of gibraltar

noun
the strait between Spain and Africa 

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