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nounlocation 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
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- tangiers a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
- tangier a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
- barbary a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
- abila a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
- macaca sylvana tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
- barbary ape tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
- gibraltarian a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar
- pillars of hercules the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules
- gibraltarian of or relating to Gibraltar or its inhabitants
- jebel musa a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules