Iberia
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- proper noun
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Iberia
- Much like in Italy, the story of the Celts in Iberia is tied to the eternal struggle between Rome and Carthage.
- medieval Iberia
Examples
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I fought in Iberia with your grandfather.
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Passengers on Iberia Flight 228 from Madrid, please proceed directly to...
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French military power in Iberia was broken.
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And, as you say, it could not come from Iberia either.
Blog text (11) -
Many have depicted an Iberia utterly in contrast with a surrounding free Europe.
Academic text (1996) -
Pilots at Spain's Iberia have called 18 strike days so far this year.
Blog text (17) -
Bonaparte now set his sights on the greatest prize in Iberia, Madrid, but nothing in Spain was as easy as it seemed.
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After all, they had witnessed the fate of the Moors and Islam in Iberia.
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From Iberia come hot olives, hot peppers, and Spanish sauces.
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The beautiful landscapes of Iberia attract many tourists each year.
Synonyms
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A large area of land in southwest Europe surrounded by sea on three sides where Spain and Portugal are
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The ancient Roman name for the land now called Spain and Portugal
Compounds
An ancient kingdom south of the Caucasus Mountains in what is now eastern and southern Georgia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Iberia (the peninsula of Spain and Portugal) probably gets its name from the old river name Iberus, the Latin name for the Ebro, and Iberus may mean 'river' or 'water'. That's why the land by that great river became known as Iberia, the peninsula we now call Spain and Portugal.