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Gibraltar, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000): 4264
Housing Units (2000): 1791
Land area (2000): 3.844530 sq. miles (9.957287 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.498067 sq. miles (1.289987 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.342597 sq. miles (11.247274 sq. km)
FIPS code: 32020
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.091342 N, 83.197305 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48173
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Gibraltar, MI Gibraltar

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

 

Gibraltar \Gi*bral"tar\, n.

1. A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable stronghold. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in full, Gibraltar rock. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Gibraltar

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 [syn: Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Gibraltar \Gi*bral"tar\, n.

1. A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable stronghold.

2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in full, Gibraltar rock.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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