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Gibraltarian

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Gi·bral·tar 1  (j-brôltr)
A British colony at the northwest end of the Rock of Gibraltar, a peninsula on the south-central coast of Spain in the Strait of Gibraltar, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and northern Africa. Gibraltar was captured by Arabs in 711 and passed to the Spanish in 1462. Great Britain took control in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession, although Spain has made repeated claims to regain the territory. Population: 28,000.

Gi·braltari·an (-târ-n) adj. & n.

Gi·bral·tar 2  (j-brôltr)
n.
An invincible fortress or stronghold.

Gibraltarian [ˌdʒɪbrɔːlˈtɛərɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Gibraltar or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Gibraltarian - a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar
Calpe, Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar - 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 Hercules
European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
Adj.1.Gibraltarian - of or relating to Gibraltar or its inhabitants; "Gibraltarian customs office"
Translations
Gibraltarian [ˌdʒɪbrɔːlˈtɛərɪən]
A. ADJgibraltareño
B. Ngibraltareño/a m/f


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IT was with some amusement that I read UK Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, state that the sovereignty of Gibraltar - under British control since 1704 - was "in the hands of Gibraltarians.
But Spain objects to the idea that Gibraltarians should be allowed to knock sovereignty off the agenda for a long time by rejecting a deal.
GIBRALTARIANS took to the streets en masse yesterday to protest at British-Spanish negotiations on the future of the disputed colony.
 
 
 
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