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[ ahy-beer-ee-uhn ] / aɪˈbɪər i ən /
adjectiveof or relating to Iberia in SW Europe, its inhabitants, or their language. of or relating to ancient Iberia in the Caucasus or its inhabitants. nounone of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended. the language of the ancient Iberians of SW Europe, not known to be related to any other language. one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Asia. Origin of IberianFirst recorded in 1595–1605; Iberi(a) + -an OTHER WORDS FROM Iberiantrans-I·be·ri·an, adjectiveWords nearby IberianIBC, IBD, I-beam, I beg your pardon, Iberia, Iberian, Iberian Peninsula, iberis, Ibero-, Ibero-Maurusian, Ibert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for IberianWithin two days, he had stolen as many Iberian sculptures, eventually presenting them to Picasso as a gift. Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST To his close friends, Picasso did not hide his admiration for the Iberian sculptures. Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST But he also remembers what Iberian anti-Americanism looked like up close. Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Iberian versus Siberian debate followed the archeological gold trail from Kennewick back to Montana. Incontrovertible Evidence Proves the First Americans Came From Asia|Doug Peacock|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because of its shape, Hill dubbed it “the egg,” while Milosevic, thinking it resembled Spain, called it “the Iberian Peninsula.” Richard Holbrooke on the Dayton Peace Accords|Richard Holbrooke|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST As we shot through the Iberian narrows on our frantic voyage hither, my entire store was blown out of my hands and away to sea. The name given to the short dark man is usually Iberian; the name given to the tall fair man who followed him is Celt. A Short History of Wales|Owen M. Edwards Huxley describes his paternal race as “mainly Iberian mongrels, with a good dash of Norman and a little Saxon.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various With large levies of Iberian mercenaries she then meant to overwhelm her Peloponnesian enemies. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World From Marathon to Waterloo|Edward Creasy These may have been the conquering Celt and the conquered Iberian. A Short History of Wales|Owen M. Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for Iberian
nouna member of a group of ancient Caucasoid peoples who inhabited the Iberian Peninsula in preclassical and classical timesSee also Celtiberian a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula; a Spaniard or Portuguese a native or inhabitant of ancient Iberia in the Caucasus adjectivedenoting, or relating to the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula or of Caucasian Iberia of or relating to the Iberian Peninsula, its inhabitants, or any of their languages Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |