gibraltarian
Collocations
3ADJ.
hold-ups, spanish
VERB + GIBRALTARIAN
feeding
GIBRALTARIAN + NOUN
intransigence
Definitions
adj
Of or pertaining to Gibraltar or its people
The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands.
noun
A native or inhabitant of Gibraltar.
The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have rights, but why British taxpayers should send warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery.
name
The dialect spoken in Gibraltar, a mix of British English and Andalusian Spanish.
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2The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falkla
WiktionaryThe idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers,
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