Cal·pe (k l p ) Ancient Gibraltar. Calpe was one of the Pillars of Hercules at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. |
Calpe [ˈkælpɪ]
n
(Placename) the ancient name for (the Rock of) Gibraltar
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| Noun | 1. |  Calpe - location 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 HerculesEurope - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles Pillars of Hercules - the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules Gibraltarian - a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar |
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