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Definition of Iberian in English: Iberianadjective ʌɪˈbɪərɪənˌaɪˈbɪriən Relating to or denoting Iberia, or the countries of Spain and Portugal. Example sentencesExamples - A decade and a half after launching an Iberian version of My Way they are still going strong.
- Long used to dishing out opprobrium on their Iberian neighbours, Spain could hardly be viewed skipping next summer.
- They appear to be stylised, semi-abstract images of Iberian flavour - lots of splashes of oranges and red.
- In 1580 the two great Iberian sea-faring nations, Spain and Portugal, united.
- After all, he views Spain as having recently opted to be part of the West rather than as part of a trans-Atlantic Iberian civilization.
- The Russian countries and the Iberian countries - Spain and Portugal - are both into it in quite a big way.
- There were other reasons for the Iberian adventure, though.
- If Mourinho is banking on his Iberian rival being ever so slightly charitable this time round, he can think again.
- To make a short escape to this coastal Iberian country feasible, I concentrated my travels on just one area.
- Manuel, from Fawlty Towers, need not worry: Iberian interests are not compromised - quite the contrary.
- Deeply influenced by the Iberian culture, the leather industry is a traditional industry of Spain.
- But over the border its Iberian cousin observes no such narrow territorial niceties.
- In the late 15th century, the city became a refuge for Iberian Jews expelled by Phillip II from Spain.
- You'll love the covered terrace, the Iberian garden, and the company.
- One day Panjim may be recognised as a masterpiece of colonial Iberian city building, although I fear this will come too late.
- Early Iberian settlers called this the Mountain of the Moon, and there is an otherworldy atmosphere up here.
- The Iberian women in the centre of the canvas clash with the hideously masked creatures standing and squatting on the right.
- The world's most endangered wild cat species, the Iberian lynx, is fighting a desperate struggle for survival.
- The big cats you find outside Africa include tiger, jaguar, leopard, cougar and Iberian lynx.
- Now the Iberian lynx lives only in isolated pockets of Portugal and southern Spain.
noun ʌɪˈbɪərɪənˌaɪˈbɪriən 1A native of Iberia, especially in ancient times. Example sentencesExamples - This means that, unlike the interior of the island, which is populated only by Tyrians, the coast is held by both the Tyrians and the Iberians.
- The Iberians did not initially favour private firms.
- The Iberians had saluted him as a king, but there is no evidence that he ever envisaged playing other than a traditional role in Roman politics.
- The early history of Portugal saw occupation by Iberians from North Africa and then by Celts who migrated from France.
- Liverpool has embraced the influx of Iberians at one of its football clubs.
- The Armorica plate, as it is usually conceived, was composed of the Iberian, Armorican and Bohemian Massifs.
- The Iberian's voice was gruff and masculine, hiding any accent.
- But it is time for the talented Iberians to finally show their undoubted quality on the big stage.
- The Iberian sets up a good France-Italy battle with France having the decided edge.
- As usual, the field at the home of Catalan tennis is populated by Spaniards, with nearly half the draw made up of Iberians.
- Like Manuel from ‘Fawlty Towers’, it seems Margo is an Iberian!
- Its original inhabitants were Iberians and Celts who were later conquered by the Romans and the Moors.
- We claim Lazarus as our soul brother, the Iberian as our leader.
2mass noun The extinct Romance language spoken in the Iberian peninsula in late classical times. It forms an intermediate stage between Latin and modern Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese. Also called Ibero-Romance Example sentencesExamples - Maman taught her not only the Latin and French that were the basis of her education, but Sanskrit and ancient Iberian.
- After all, no one calls Polish Polish Slavonic or Portuguese Portuguese Iberian.
3mass noun The extinct Celtic language spoken in the Iberian peninsula in ancient times, known only from a few inscriptions, place names, and references by Latin authors. Also called Celtiberian
Rhymes Algerian, Cancerian, Chaucerian, Cimmerian, criterion, Hesperian, Hitlerian, Hyperion, Liberian, Nigerian, Presbyterian, Shakespearean, Siberian, Spenserian, Sumerian, valerian, Wagnerian, Zairean Definition of Iberian in US English: Iberianadjectiveˌaɪˈbɪriənˌīˈbirēən Relating to or denoting Iberia, or the countries of Spain and Portugal. Example sentencesExamples - The Iberian women in the centre of the canvas clash with the hideously masked creatures standing and squatting on the right.
- You'll love the covered terrace, the Iberian garden, and the company.
- The big cats you find outside Africa include tiger, jaguar, leopard, cougar and Iberian lynx.
- In 1580 the two great Iberian sea-faring nations, Spain and Portugal, united.
- Manuel, from Fawlty Towers, need not worry: Iberian interests are not compromised - quite the contrary.
- One day Panjim may be recognised as a masterpiece of colonial Iberian city building, although I fear this will come too late.
- To make a short escape to this coastal Iberian country feasible, I concentrated my travels on just one area.
- If Mourinho is banking on his Iberian rival being ever so slightly charitable this time round, he can think again.
- Deeply influenced by the Iberian culture, the leather industry is a traditional industry of Spain.
- But over the border its Iberian cousin observes no such narrow territorial niceties.
- The Russian countries and the Iberian countries - Spain and Portugal - are both into it in quite a big way.
- A decade and a half after launching an Iberian version of My Way they are still going strong.
- Now the Iberian lynx lives only in isolated pockets of Portugal and southern Spain.
- In the late 15th century, the city became a refuge for Iberian Jews expelled by Phillip II from Spain.
- They appear to be stylised, semi-abstract images of Iberian flavour - lots of splashes of oranges and red.
- There were other reasons for the Iberian adventure, though.
- Long used to dishing out opprobrium on their Iberian neighbours, Spain could hardly be viewed skipping next summer.
- The world's most endangered wild cat species, the Iberian lynx, is fighting a desperate struggle for survival.
- After all, he views Spain as having recently opted to be part of the West rather than as part of a trans-Atlantic Iberian civilization.
- Early Iberian settlers called this the Mountain of the Moon, and there is an otherworldy atmosphere up here.
nounˌaɪˈbɪriənˌīˈbirēən 1A native of Iberia, especially in ancient times. Example sentencesExamples - This means that, unlike the interior of the island, which is populated only by Tyrians, the coast is held by both the Tyrians and the Iberians.
- The Iberian's voice was gruff and masculine, hiding any accent.
- Liverpool has embraced the influx of Iberians at one of its football clubs.
- The Iberian sets up a good France-Italy battle with France having the decided edge.
- The Iberians did not initially favour private firms.
- But it is time for the talented Iberians to finally show their undoubted quality on the big stage.
- The early history of Portugal saw occupation by Iberians from North Africa and then by Celts who migrated from France.
- As usual, the field at the home of Catalan tennis is populated by Spaniards, with nearly half the draw made up of Iberians.
- The Iberians had saluted him as a king, but there is no evidence that he ever envisaged playing other than a traditional role in Roman politics.
- Its original inhabitants were Iberians and Celts who were later conquered by the Romans and the Moors.
- The Armorica plate, as it is usually conceived, was composed of the Iberian, Armorican and Bohemian Massifs.
- Like Manuel from ‘Fawlty Towers’, it seems Margo is an Iberian!
- We claim Lazarus as our soul brother, the Iberian as our leader.
2The extinct Romance language spoken in the Iberian peninsula in late classical times. It forms an intermediate stage between Latin and modern Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese. Also called Ibero-Romance Example sentencesExamples - After all, no one calls Polish Polish Slavonic or Portuguese Portuguese Iberian.
- Maman taught her not only the Latin and French that were the basis of her education, but Sanskrit and ancient Iberian.
3The extinct Celtic language spoken in the Iberian peninsula in ancient times, known only from a few inscriptions, place names, and references by Latin authors. Also called Celtiberian |