# Gibraltar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #18,320

## Definitions
1. A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.
2. A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.
3. A place in England:
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7. A place in the United States:
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12. A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
13. A town in Zulia State, Venezuela.
14. A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

## Etymology
From Spanish Gibraltar, from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq, “Mount Tariq”), named after Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, starting in 711. Replaced earlier Latin Mons Calpe (“Mount Calpe”) for the land, and Columnae Herculis, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι (Hērákleiai stêlai, “Pillars of Hercules”), for the strait.
The barangay in Baguio, Philippines is named by a German national "Jonathan Speth" after the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe. He lived and died in the barangay.

## Common misspellings (14)
`gbiraltar`, `ggibraltar`, `gibarltar`, `gibbraltar`, `gibralatr`, `gibralltar`, `gibraltarr`, `gibraltra`, `gibralttar`, `gibratlar`, `gibrlatar`, `gibrraltar`, `girbaltar`, `igbraltar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gibraltar