Gibraltar is an English word with synonyms like calpe or colony. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Gibraltar meaning
- A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.
- A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.
- A place in England:
Synonyms of Gibraltar
Gibraltar vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Gibraltar
- The main meaning on this page is: A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia. | A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar. | A place in England:
- Useful related words include: rock of gibraltar, calpe, colony, settlement.
- Possible Dutch translations are: gibraltar.
- In the example corpus, gibraltar often appears in combinations such as: of gibraltar, in gibraltar, the gibraltar.
Context around Gibraltar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gibraltar
- In this selection, "gibraltar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, via, county, 18th, government, international and british stand out and add context to how "gibraltar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 after gibraltar judge orders and 2006 that gibraltar would abolish. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gibraltar" sits close to words such as aggregate, bounced and brutality, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gibraltar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The match which will take place in Gibraltar puts Gibraltar U16 selection to. (13 words)
Main Gibraltar union, Unite, is leading the charge along with the Gibraltar General Clerical Association. (15 words)
All incoming travellers with valid travel documents will be allowed entry into Gibraltar via Gibraltar International Airport. (17 words)
He would not be drawn to comment on moves by other banks such as Denmark’s Jyske Bank and the UK-based Lloyds Bank to pull out of Gibraltar, but said NatWest Gibraltar’s business remained solid and the bank was here to stay. (44 words)
The police launch was part of a cross-border search and rescue operation launched at 1.20pm after the Gibraltar Port Authority was alerted by Spain’s maritime rescue service, Salvamento Marítimo, that two men were missing in the Bay of Gibraltar. (42 words)
They were welcomed to the Convent by the Governor of Gibraltar, Sir David Steel, and the Deputy Governor, Mark Holland, who were accompanied by the Chief Minister, members of the Government and the Mayoress of Gibraltar. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Admission and Disciplinary matters in Gibraltar are dealt with by the Bar Council of Gibraltar and the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.
Gibraltar It was announced in Gibraltar 's budget speech of 23 June 2006 that Gibraltar would abolish its TV licence.
Gibraltar, pg. 105. Quoted in Gibraltar: British or Spanish?, pg. 8. * 1802 – Several mutinies among some regiments garrisoned in Gibraltar.
Gibraltar vs Greece: Greece have won their past two games against Gibraltar, scoring four goals in each game.
They were welcomed to the Convent by the Governor of Gibraltar, Sir David Steel, and the Deputy Governor, Mark Holland, who were accompanied by the Chief Minister, members of the Government and the Mayoress of Gibraltar.
All incoming travellers with valid travel documents will be allowed entry into Gibraltar via Gibraltar International Airport.
A team of 29 people work at the Gibraltar Training Centre, switching their day-to-day roles to now assisting the Covid-19 effort run by the Gibraltar Government.
Board president and former superintendent Stephen Seyfer proposed making decisions based solely on numbers within Gibraltar’s district of northern Door County (Gibraltar district) – a motion that passed.
He then visited the facilities at the Western Arm of the Port of Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal and was greeted by the Minister for the Port Vijay Daryanani.
Professional dance teacher Jill Redford is in Gibraltar this week adjudicating the 18th Gibraltar International Dance Festival.
Seven people have been tested for coronavirus in Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Government confirmed on Thursday, as increased precautionary measures were introduced in local churches in line with global efforts tackle the spread of the virus.
The deadline for Gibraltar remains January 1, when a transitional period regulating the short frontier between Gibraltar and Spain expires.
The Governor spoke about his experience of relocating to Gibraltar during Covid-19 and his disappointment at not being able to meet with the people of Gibraltar face-to-face in the traditional events.
The match which will take place in Gibraltar puts Gibraltar U16 selection to.
According to the Gibraltar Government, they have been engaging directly with Chief Scientist Dr Liesl Mesilio and the Department of the Environment across a number of areas where a no deal Brexit would impact Gibraltar.
He would not be drawn to comment on moves by other banks such as Denmark’s Jyske Bank and the UK-based Lloyds Bank to pull out of Gibraltar, but said NatWest Gibraltar’s business remained solid and the bank was here to stay.
Main Gibraltar union, Unite, is leading the charge along with the Gibraltar General Clerical Association.
The Gibraltar National Archives (GNA) is set to hold an exhibition to celebrate the first 50 years of Archives in Gibraltar.
The police launch was part of a cross-border search and rescue operation launched at 1.20pm after the Gibraltar Port Authority was alerted by Spain’s maritime rescue service, Salvamento Marítimo, that two men were missing in the Bay of Gibraltar.
U.S. issues warrant to seize Iran oil tanker 'Grace 1' after Gibraltar judge orders its releaseThe U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant to seize an Iran oil tanker detained in Gibraltar, a day.
Common combinations with gibraltar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of gibraltar 43×
- in gibraltar 33×
- the gibraltar 32×
- gibraltar and 22×
- and gibraltar 13×
- to gibraltar 11×
- gibraltar government 8×
- gibraltar industries 7×
- gibraltar to 7×
- de gibraltar 6×