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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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