calpe
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Noun (1)
- 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 HerculesSynonyms: GibraltarRock of GibraltarInstance of colony, promontoryPart of Europe, Pillars of HerculesMembers Gibraltarian
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Calpe noun
the Rock of Gibraltar, a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; associated with Britain. Syn. — Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5