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Iberian Peninsula

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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
n
(Placename) a peninsula of SW Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Iberian PeninsulaIberian Peninsula - a peninsula in southwestern Europe  
Iberia
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)
Translations
Iberian Peninsula n
the Iberian Peninsula → la péninsule Ibérique
Iberian Peninsula
n → Iberische Halbinsel
Iberian Peninsula n the Iberian Peninsula → la penisola iberica
Iberian Peninsula n the Iberian Peninsula → la penisola iberica


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As a prominent scholar put it, "The will of these pioneers [meaning the founders of the Franco-Sephardi enclaves] to create communities testifies indeed to the fidelity of the conversos of the Iberian Peninsula to their ancestral faith.
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It would appear from maps that guide visitors around the exhibition Site: New Architecture in Spain that the whole country has not seen so much building 'since the Romans unified the Iberian Peninsula with roadways and aqueducts during the reign of Augustus,' suggests its curator Terence Riley in the catalogue to his farewell exhibition at MoMA.
Spain reigns: Terence Riley wound up his MoMA career with a Spanish ... by Deitz, Paula / The Architectural Review
SCA, Stockholm, Sweden, said that, to further strengthen its position in the Iberian peninsula, it will invest approximately SEK 490 million (US$ 62 million) in a new tissue machine and expanded converting capacity in Valls, Spain.
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