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Iberian

[ahy-beer-ee-uhn]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Iberia in SW Europe, its inhabitants, or their language.

  2. of or relating to ancient Iberia in the Caucasus or its inhabitants.



noun

  1. one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.

  2. the language of the ancient Iberians of SW Europe, not known to be related to any other language.

  3. one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Asia.

Iberian

/ ɪˈɪəɪə /

noun

  1. a member of a group of ancient Caucasoid peoples who inhabited the Iberian Peninsula in preclassical and classical times See also Celtiberian

  2. a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula; a Spaniard or Portuguese

  3. a native or inhabitant of ancient Iberia in the Caucasus

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. denoting, or relating to the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula or of Caucasian Iberia

  2. of or relating to the Iberian Peninsula, its inhabitants, or any of their languages

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • trans-Iberian adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Iberian1

First recorded in 1595–1605; Iberi(a) + -an
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Nearby, another uses a carving knife to cut slices from a large leg of jamón ibérico, or Iberian ham, placing each one on a plate, to be served as an appetiser.

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The theory gained strength after two Spoan cases were found in Egypt, and further studies showed that the Egyptian cases also shared European ancestry, pointing to a common origin in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Across the Iberian peninsula, people turned to candles to light up dark spaces.

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The Iberian peninsula is often referred to as an "electricity island" because it relies on just a few connections through the Pyrenees to France, meaning it can be vulnerable to failures.

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RTE said the Iberian network had been disconnected from 12:38 to 13:30 on Monday, when the 400kV line to Catalonia was restored.

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