iberian peninsula

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Definition of iberian peninsula in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of iberian peninsula in English English dictionary

a peninsula in southwestern Europe

A peninsula located in the extreme southwest of Europe which includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar, bordered on the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Pyrenees forming the northeast edge of the peninsula, connecting it to the rest of Europe

A peninsula situated in the extreme southwest of Europe, comprising (politically) Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar, and a very small area of France, delineated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenées and from other landmasses by the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Strait of Gibraltar

or Iberia Peninsula, southwestern Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal. Its name derives from its ancient inhabitants whom the Greeks called Iberians, probably after the Ebro (Iberus) River, the peninsula's second longest river. The Pyrenees form a land barrier in the northeast from the rest of Europe, and in the south at Gibraltar the peninsula is separated from North Africa by a narrow strait. Its western and northern coasts are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, and its eastern coast by the Mediterranean Sea. It includes Cape da Roca, in Portugal, the most westerly point of continental Europe

{i} Iberia, peninsula on which the countries of Spain and Portugal are located

Hyphenation

I·be·ri·an pen·in·su·la

Turkish pronunciation

aybîriın pınînsılı

Synonyms

iberia

Pronunciation

/īˈbərēən pəˈnənsələ/ /aɪˈbɪriːən pəˈnɪnsələ/