Iberian Peninsula also I·be·ri·a ( -bîr  - ) A peninsula of southwest Europe occupied by Spain and Portugal. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees and from Africa by the Strait of Gibraltar. |
Iberian Peninsula
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(Placename) a peninsula of SW Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal
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| Noun | 1. |  Iberian Peninsula - a peninsula in southwestern Europe Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil) Andorra, Principality of Andorra - a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power Europe - 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 Iberian - a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula (especially in ancient times) |
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Iberian Peninsula
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