Relating to ancient iberia in transcaucasia or its peoples languages or cultures. Iberian synonyms iberian pronunciation iberian translation english dictionary definition of iberian. Wikipedia lexilogos oxford cambridge chambers harrap wordreference collins lexibase dictionaries merriam webster.
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Iberian definition is of or relating to the peoples anciently inhabiting parts of the peninsula comprising spain and portugal or to their languages. The pyrenees mountain range forms an effective. Its name derives from its ancient inhabitants whom the greeks called iberians probably for the ebro iberus the peninsula s second longest river after the tagus.
Iberian peninsula peninsula in southwestern europe occupied by spain and portugal. It was colonized by carthage until the third punic war 149 146 bc after which it came increasingly under roman influence. The extreme south western peninsula of europe containing present day spain and portugal.
Peninsula in sw europe comprising spain portugal. For example ibēria was the country this side of the ibērus in strabo. The iberian peninsula has always been associated with the ebro river ibēros in ancient greek and ibērus or hibērus in latin the association was so well known it was hardly necessary to state.
Also i be ri a a peninsula of southwest europe occupied by spain and portugal. Iberian peninsula synonyms iberian peninsula pronunciation iberian peninsula translation english dictionary definition of iberian peninsula. Iberian peninsula definition a peninsula in sw europe comprising spain and portugal.
The iberian peninsula aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n also known as iberia is located in the southwest corner of europe defining the westernmost edge of eurasia the peninsula is principally divided between spain and portugal comprising most of their territory as well as a small area of southern france andorra and gibraltar with an area of approximately 583 254 square kilometres 225 196 sq mi.
