Gibraltarian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Gibraltar +‎ -ian

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dʒɪ.bɹɔːlˈtɛəɹ.i.ən/

Adjective[edit]

Gibraltarian (comparative more Gibraltarian, superlative most Gibraltarian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Gibraltar or its people
    • 2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, The Guardian[1]:
      The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands.

East Low German|Gotho-German|in the original German

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Noun[edit]

Gibraltarian (plural Gibraltarians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Gibraltar.
    • 2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, The Guardian[2]:
      The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have rights, but why British taxpayers should send warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery.

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Proper noun[edit]

Gibraltarian

  1. The dialect spoken in Gibraltar, a mix of British English and Andalusian Spanish.

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