Iberia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar.
  2. A city and town in Missouri.
  3. A census-designated place in Ohio.
name
  1. An antique and Byzantine name for the geographic region and ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli in Eastern Europe, located east of Colchis, corresponding roughly to the eastern parts of present-day Georgia.

Pronunciation

/aɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.ə/ /aɪˈbɪə̯ɹ.i.ə/ /aɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Iberia.wav

Word forms

Iberia Iveria

Etymology

From Latin Iberia, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría), after Ἴβηρος (Íbēros, “the river Ebro”). See Iberia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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