Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Pillars of Hercules | Yes | No | No | No |
Gibraltar | Yes | No | No | No |
Pillars of Hercules (noun) | Gibraltar (noun) |
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the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules | location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules |