Definition of Calpe

1. Noun. 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 Hercules.

Exact synonyms: Gibraltar, Rock Of Gibraltar
Generic synonyms: Colony, Settlement, Foreland, Head, Headland, Promontory
Group relationships: Europe, Pillars Of Hercules
Member holonyms: Gibraltarian
Derivative terms: Gibraltarian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calpe

Calophyllum longifolium
Calopogon
Calopogon pulchellum
Calopogon tuberosum
Calori
Calori's bursa
Caloscypha fulgens
Calosoma scrutator
Calostoma cinnabarina
Calostoma lutescens
Calostoma ravenelii
Calostomataceae
Calot
Calot's triangle
Caloundra
Calpe (current term)
Calpha-dehydrogenase
Caltanissetta
Caltha
Caltha palustris
Calum
Calusa
Caluyanon
Calvados
Calvary
Calvary clover
Calvary cross
Calvatia
Calvatia gigantea
Calve

Literary usage of Calpe

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

1. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1855)
"The three divisions met in safety at Port Calpe, and, having gained wisdom by the recent ... The army was detained at Calpe several days; at At Port first, ..."

2. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1860)
"The three divisions met in safety at Port Calpe, and, having gained wisdom by the recent ... The army was detained at Calpe several days; at At Port first, ..."

3. Works by Washington Irving (1896)
"THE gray summits of the rock of Calpe brightened with the first rays of morning as the Christian army issued forth from its encampment. ..."

4. Spanish Papers by Washington Irving (1883)
"HE gray summits of the rock of Calpe brightened with the first rays of morning, as the Christian army issued forth from its encampment. ..."

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