Definition of Abyla

1. Noun. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Abyla

Abui
Abuja
Abujmaria
Abukir
Abukir Bay
Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Ros
Abun
Abuna
Abundius
Abure
Abutilon theophrasti
Abxazo
Aby Moritz Warburg
Aby Warburg
Abydos
Abyla (current term)
Abyssinia
Abyssinian
Abyssinian banana
Abyssinian cat
Abyssinians
Abzu
Ac1-proteinase
Ac2-proteinase
Ac3-proteinase
Ac4-proteinase
Ac5-proteinase
Acacia auriculiformis
Acacia cambegei
Acacia catechu

Literary usage of Abyla

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

1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1901)
"They were informed that the produce and manufactures of the country were annually collected in the fair of Abyla,78 about thirty miles from the city; ..."

2. Works by Washington Irving (1896)
"... Conduct of those Generals—Expedition to the Convent of Abyla. THE nomination of Omar to the succession was supported by Ayesha, and acquiesced in by Ali ..."

3. The History of Arabia: Ancient and Modern by Andrew Crichton (1868)
"... Surrender of Damascus—Death of Abu Beker—Accession of Omar—Pursuit and Plunder of the Damascene Exiles—Action at the Fair of Abyla—Battle of ..."

4. Mahomet and His Successors by Washington Irving (1869)
"Expedition to the Convent of Abyla. | HE nomination of Omar to the succession was supported by Ayesha, and acquiesced in by Ali, who saw that opposition ..."

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