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Gib.

Gib. is the abbreviation of Gibraltar.

Meaning of Gibraltar

Proper noun

Gibraltar

  1. A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.
    • Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar. […] The Spaniards offered Gibraltar fully devolved status, like the Basques and Catalans...2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, “Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2021
    Synonyms:
    Mons Calpe
  2. A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.
  3. A hamlet in Kempston Rural parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0046).
  4. A hamlet mostly in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7510).
  5. A hamlet in Hawkinge parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2039).
  6. A locality in Bletchingdon parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4818).

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Questions about Gib.

What is Gib. the abbreviation of?
Gib. is the abbreviation of Gibraltar.

Words near Gib. in the dictionary

  1. gib booms
  2. gib cat
  3. gib cats
  4. gib-cat
  5. gib-cats
  6. Gib.
  7. Gibanga
  8. gibanica
  9. gibaro
  10. gibaros
  11. Gibb

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