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Definition of Gibraltarian

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Gibraltar.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Gibraltar or its inhabitants. "Gibraltarian customs office"

Definition of Gibraltarian

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Gibraltar or its people ¹

2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Gibraltar ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gibraltarian

Giardia intestinalis GibE Gibb Gibb's phase rule Gibbs Gibbs' theorem Gibbs-Donnan equilibrium Gibbs-Helmholtz equation Gibbs energy of activation Gibbs free energy

Gibney Gibney's boot Gibney's fixation bandage Gibraltar Gibraltar fever Gibraltarian Gibraltarians Gibralter Gibran Gibson

Gibson's bandage Gibson Desert Gibson girl Gibson murmur Gibsonian Gibsons Gida Gidar Gide Gideon Algernon Mantell

Literary usage of Gibraltarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Personality of American Cities by Edward Hungerford (1913)
"And his positiveness is gibraltarian in its immobility. A faint sign of irritation covers his bland face. He wants you to see that you are taking too much ..."

2. Bulletin by Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (1904)
"They did not ever take to the local form of tunnelling, where the local Spaniard or gibraltarian lay on his back and worked the drill with his feet! ..."

3. Travels in the Atlas and Southern Morocco: A Narrative of Exploration by Joseph Thomson (1889)
"... and, if discovered, would have been followed by very serious consequences to both parties. Under the guidance of our gibraltarian friend ..."

4. The Assault: Germany Before the Outbreak and England in War-time; a Personal by Frederic William Wile (1916)
"... but West End London, where the seats of the mighty are, and where the opinion which gives tone to national thought is molded, remained gibraltarian. ..."

5. The Commission of H.M.S. "Terrible," 1898-1902 by George Crowe (1903)
"With strict punctuality the Terrible arrived at the " gibraltarian" base of the China Squadron, and plunged once again into a whirlpool of festivities. ..."

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