Calpe

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Cal·pe

C0043100 (kăl′pē) Ancient Gibraltar. Calpe was one of the Pillars of Hercules at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.

Calpe

(ˈkælpɪ) n (Placename) the ancient name for (the Rock of) Gibraltar

Gi•bral•tar

(dʒɪˈbrɔl tər)

n. 1. a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 29,934; 1? sq. mi. (5 sq. km). 2. Rock of. Ancient, Calpe. a long, precipitous mountain nearly coextensive with this colony: one of the Pillars of Hercules. 1396 ft. (426 m) high; 2½ mi. (4 km) long. 3. Strait of, a strait between Europe and Africa at the Atlantic entrance to the Mediterranean. 8½–23 mi. (14–37 km) wide. 4. any impregnable fortress or stronghold. Gi•bral•tar′i•an (-ˈtɛər i ən) adj., n.

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Calpe - 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 HerculesGibraltar, Rock of GibraltarEurope - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British IslesPillars of Hercules - the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by HerculesGibraltarian - a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar

Calpe

(kăl`pē), ancient name, possibly Phoenician in origin, of GibraltarGibraltar
, British overseas territory (2015 est. pop. 34,000), 2.5 sq mi (6.5 sq km), on a narrow, rocky peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea from SW Spain. Most of the peninsula is occupied by the Rock of Gibraltar (Lat.
..... Click the link for more information. . It is one of the Pillars of HerculesPillars of Hercules,
ancient mythological name for promontories flanking the east entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. They are usually identified with Gibraltar in Europe and with Mt. Acha at Ceuta in Africa. The Jebel Musa (W of Ceuta) is also considered one of the pillars.
..... Click the link for more information. , at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar.

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noun location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain

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