Gibraltar

Definitions: Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Noun

1. Colony of the United Kingdom located 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 Hercules.

Date "Gibraltar" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Geography	Capital of Gibraltar. Source: European Union. (references)
Literature	Gibraltar (g soft). A contraction of Gibel al Tari (Gibal Tar), "mountain of Tari." This Tari ben Zeyad was an Arabian general who, under the orders of Mousa, landed at Calp� in 710, and utterly defeated Roderick, the Gothic King of Spain. Cape Tarifa is named from the same general. Gibraltar of Greece. A precipitous rock 700 feet above the sea, in Nauplia (Greece). Gibraltar of the New World. Cape Diamond, in the province of Quebec. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Economy - overview: Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 11% to the local economy. The financial sector accounts for 20% of GDP; tourism (almost 6 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment.

GDP: purchasing power parity - $500 million (1997 est.)

GDP - real growth rate: NA%

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $17,500 (1997 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%

Population below poverty line: NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.5% (1998)

Labor force: 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)

Labor force - by occupation: services 60%, industry 40%, agriculture NEGL%

Unemployment rate: 13.5% (1996)

Budget:
revenues: $119.3 million
expenditures: $122.1 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY96/97)

Industries: tourism, banking and finance, ship-building and repairing; support to large UK naval and air bases; tobacco, mineral water, beer, canned fish

Industrial production growth rate: NA%

Electricity - production: 90 million kWh (1998)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1998)

Electricity - consumption: 84 million kWh (1998)

Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (1998)

Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (1998)

Agriculture - products: none

Exports: $81.1 million (f.o.b., 1997)

Exports - commodities: (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%

Exports - partners: UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, Germany

Imports: $492 million (c.i.f., 1997)

Imports - commodities: fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs

Imports - partners: UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands

Debt - external: $NA

Economic aid - recipient: $NA

Currency: 1 Gibraltar pound = 100 pence

Exchange rates: Gibraltar pounds per US$1 - 0.6092 (January 2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996), 0.6335 (1995); note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound

Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June

See also : Gibraltar

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
GIP	English	Gibraltar pound-ISO code	N/A
GIP	French	Livre de Gibraltar	Geography
GIP	Spanish	Libra de Gibraltar	Geography
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Gibraltar

Synonyms: Calpe (n), Rock of Gibraltar (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Gibraltar

English words defined with "Gibraltar": Abila, Abyla ♦ Barbary, Barbary ape ♦ Gibraltar fever, Gibraltarian ♦ Jebel Musa ♦ Macaca sylvana ♦ Pillars of Hercules ♦ Rock of Gibraltar ♦ Strait of Gibraltar ♦ Tangier, Tangiers. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Gibraltar": Columns of Hercules ♦ Gibraltar pound, Gibraltar stone ♦ Hercules' Pillars ♦ Pompey's Pillar ♦ STILTS. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Gibraltar" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Czech (Gibraltar), Dutch (Gibraltar), German (Gibraltar, Gibraltar (gi)), Portuguese (gibus), Serbo-Croatian (gibraltar), Spanish (Gib, Gibraltar), Swedish (Gibraltar).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Roosevelt sold us out to Joe Stalin at Gibraltar. (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear)
Movie/TV Titles	Historia de Gibraltar (1971) The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) Proceso de Gibraltar (1967) Gibraltar (1964) Les Requins de Gibraltar (1947)
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Domain	Title
References	Gibraltar Packaging Group, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) The 2000 Import and Export Market for Jewelry, Goldsmiths and Articles of Precious Metals in Gibraltar (reference) A Strategic Profile of Gibraltar, 2000 edition (reference) The 2000 Import and Export Market for Prepared and Preserved Meat, Edible Offals and Fish Extracts in Gibraltar (reference) The 2001 Gibraltar Economic and Product Market Databook (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	A Strategic Profile of Gibraltar, 2000 edition [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference) Copper Telecoms Cable in Gibraltar [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) Gibraltar (reference) Gibraltar Earth (reference) Gibraltar Passage (Rendezvous With Destiny, Book 2) [LARGE PRINT] (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Guia De Los Medios De Comunicacion De Espana Andorra Y Gibraltar (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Gibraltar On The Pacific: San Diego Military History" (reference) Rocket Gibraltar (reference) The Gibraltar Catastrophe (Katastrofa W Gibraltarze) (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Grand Prix of Gibraltar [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Gibraltar Cafe Drinkware Set (12-pc.) (reference) Libbey Gibraltar 12-Piece, 7-Ounce Beverage Glass Set (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	First track of sonic range finder on USS STEWART Crossed north Atlantic with sonic sounding device Made approximately 900 soundings from United States to Gibraltar.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Trap fishing as practiced in some Mediterranean tuna fisheries and the state of Gibraltar.Credit: Fisheries.
	Currents and Temperature - Atlantic waters enter the Mediterranean through the Straits of Gibraltar and flow east along the North African coast, becoming more saline as evaporation exceeds freshwater inflows. Thus, the Mediterranean is mor e saline than the Atlantic. Strong temperature, salinity, and available nutrien t gradients lead to high biodiversity reflected by regional faunal differences.Credit: Fisheries.		In Brest harbor, France, on 15 October 1918. During 1917-1918 she was flagship of U.S. Forces at Gibraltar and escorted convoys in the eastern Atlantic. Note her "dazzle" camouflage.Credit: NAVY.
	Entering Gibraltar harbor in April 1948, with a deckload of aircraft, including AT-6 training planes to be delivered to the Turkish Air Force. Photographed from USS Valley Forge (CV-45), which was then on her 'round the World cruise. Note Grumman F8F "Bearcat" fighters in the foreground.Credit: NAVY.		Gibraltar Building (Newark, N.J.) ; Unidentified tower ; Unidentified columnar arcade (five bay). Perspective sketches, elevation, and detail studies.Credit: Library of Congress.
	British lion with "Hong Kong" firecrackers and "Gibraltar" knot tied on tail.Credit: Library of Congress.		Rock of Gibraltar.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Waterport Street, the principal business thoroughfare of Gibraltar.Credit: Library of Congress.		Needle's Eye, Gibraltar [Island], Put-In-Bay, O[hio].Credit: Library of Congress.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		A "major" market is defined as a country where Gibraltar represents a substantially large share of either imports or exports. (references)
		From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize Gibraltar compared to other major country markets. (references)
Economic History	Spain	Ties with the United Kingdom are generally good, although the question of Gibraltar remains a sensitive issue. (references)
	Morocco	Morocco is a major transit center for Algerian gas exports across the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain and Europe. (references)
	United Kingdom	There are, however, 13 former British colonies --including Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, and others--which have elected to continue their political links with London and are known as United Kingdom Overseas Territories. (references)
Human Rights	Malaysia	In his written ruling, which was released in June, the judge said that the testimony of the chief prosecution witness--widely viewed as deeply flawed and lacking credibility--was as solid as the "Rock of Gibraltar." In 1999 Anwar was convicted on four counts of corruption and sentenced to 6 years in prison. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Rosemary Clooney	In time the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble, they are only made of clay/ but our love is here to stay/ our love is here to stay.
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"Gibraltar" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Gibraltar" is used about 376 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	376	14,528

1. Gibraltar, MI (city, FIPS 32020)
Location: 42.09482 N, 83.20270 W
Population (1990): 4297 (1662 housing units)
Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 48173
Country: USA

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Expressions: Gibraltar

Expressions using "Gibraltar": Gibraltar fever ♦ Gibraltar pound ♦ Gibraltar rock ♦ rock of gibraltar ♦ Strait of Gibraltar ♦ the straits of gibraltar. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Gibraltar": gibraltar-based, gibraltar-registered.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Gibraltar

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
gibraltar	810	counter gibraltar top	11
center gibraltar trade	204	chronicle gibraltar	11
gibraltar rock	112	countertops gibraltar	10
gibraltar gibraltar	87	gibraltar drum rack	10
gibraltar hotel	79	gibraltar drum hardware	10
gibraltar pool	72	fort gibraltar	8
gibraltar hardware	27	gibraltar wilsonart	8
gibraltar map	25	gibraltar pool swimming	8
gibraltar strait of	22	center gibraltar michigan trade	8
bank gibraltar	22	gibraltar rack	8
gibraltar michigan	20	gibraltar solid surface	8
flight to gibraltar	19	rocket gibraltar	8
gibraltar drum	18	gibraltar history	7
gibraltar steel	17	district gibraltar school	7
gibraltar weather	17	gibraltar government	7
gibraltar trade	17	gibraltar picture	7
bridge gibraltar	14	gibraltar mortgage	7
gibraltar straits	14	gibraltar map strait	7
gibraltar holiday	13	gibraltar home	7
gibraltar spain	12	gibraltar photo	7
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Modern Translations: Gibraltar

Language		Translations for "Gibraltar"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		Gjibraltar. (various references)

Bulgarian		�"ибралтар. (various references)

Chinese		直布罗陀. (various references)

Czech		Gibraltar. (various references)

Danish		Gibraltar, GI. (various references)

Dutch		Gibraltar. (various references)

Esperanto		ĝibraltaro. (various references)

Finnish		Gibraltar, GI. (various references)

French		Gibraltar, GI (Gibraltar-ISO code). (various references)

German		Gibraltar (Gibraltar (gi)). (various references)

Greek		�"ιβραλτάρ. (various references)

Hungarian		Gibraltár. (various references)

Italian		Gibilterra. (various references)

Korean		지브롤타. (various references)

Manx		Jibraltey. (various references)

Pig Latin		ibraltargay

Portuguese		Gibraltar (gibus), GI, Cabidela. (various references)

Russian		�"ибралтар. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		gibraltar. (various references)

Spanish		Gibraltar (Gib). (various references)

Swedish		Gibraltar. (various references)

Tagalog		Hibraltár. (various references)

Turkish		Cebelitarık (Gib). (various references)

Ukranian		�"ібралтар. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Gibraltar

Misspellings
	"Gibraltar" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gibralt. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Gibraltar"

Words rhyming with "Gibraltar" (pronounced 'Gi*bral"tar'): Almacantar, Almucantar, Altar, Attar, Elementar, Laminiplantar, Nectar, Plantar, Scutelliplantar. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Gibraltar

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-g-i-l-r-r-t"
	-1 letter: arbitral.
	-3 letters: airbag, argali, atrial, lariat, latria, ratbag, tribal.
	-4 letters: agria, altar, argal, argil, artal, atria, brail, briar, glair, graal, grail, laari, labia, labra, libra, rabat, ratal, riata, tabla, taiga, talar, tiara, tragi, trail, trial.
	-5 letters: abri, agar, airt, alar, alba, alga, alit, aria, aril, baal, bail, bait, birl, birr, blat, brag, brat, brig.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-g-i-l-r-r-t"
	+2 letters: antiburglar.
	+3 letters: antiburglary.
	+4 letters: gubernatorial, recalibrating.
	+5 letters: halterbreaking.
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