Iberia

[ ahy-beer-ee-uh ]

/ aɪˈbɪər i ə /

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noun

Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.

an ancient region S of the Caucasus in the Georgian Republic.

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Words nearby Iberia

Ibarruri, IBC, IBD, I-beam, I beg your pardon, Iberia, Iberian, Iberian Peninsula, iberis, Ibero-, Ibero-Maurusian

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How to use Iberia in a sentence

Bones dating from between roughly 2900 and 2300 BCE—part of a time period in Iberia that archaeologists call the Copper Age—had astoundingly high mercury concentrations.
These skeletons might be evidence of the oldest known mercury poisonings|Rahul Rao|November 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Testing mercury concentrations in bones from ancient Iberia, researchers singled out a period in the region’s history when its denizens used a great deal of cinnabar—and may have suffered the brunt of its toxic effects.
These skeletons might be evidence of the oldest known mercury poisonings|Rahul Rao|November 22, 2021|Popular-Science
New illustrations show what’s currently known about the environment inhabited periodically by Neandertals in Iberia, or what’s now Spain and Portugal, from at least 350,000 years ago to nearly 100,000 years ago.
Finds in a Spanish cave inspire an artistic take on warm-weather Neandertals|Bruce Bower|March 9, 2021|Science News
Also on Thursday, the airline giant IAG—owner of British Airways, Iberia, and Vueling—scaled back its schedules for the fourth quarter by around 25%.
National lockdowns return to Europe as COVID-19 numbers soar|David Meyer|October 22, 2020|Fortune

For BA’s part, the airline, which is part of the International Airlines Group — formed through mega mergers, it also includes Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and other brands and operators — has been working to reinvest in the security of its systems.
UK’s ICO reduces British Airways data breach fine to £20M, after originally setting it at £184M|Ingrid Lunden|October 16, 2020|TechCrunch
He claimed to be related to a quarter of the voters in Iberia Parish—sometimes to a full half of them.
Lake Bacon: The Story of The Man Who Wanted Us to Eat Mississippi Hippos|Jon Mooallem|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then 45 years old, Robert Foligny Broussard was a raucous and charismatic Democrat from New Iberia, Louisiana.
Lake Bacon: The Story of The Man Who Wanted Us to Eat Mississippi Hippos|Jon Mooallem|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first was Iberia Flight 6024, an Airbus A340, which was only 12 minutes behind Flight 447.
Air France Flight 447 Crash: Timeline of the Disaster|Clive Irving|May 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The 3rd book commences with Iberia, and the subject of Europe is continued to the end of the 10th book.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
For the nations of southern Iberia, he adopts the account of Asclepiades of Myrlea, who had lived and been educated there.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
I have already stated that Hannibal was his brother, and on his departure to Italy entrusted the command in Iberia to him.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
The country of Iberia was barren, its inhabitants rude and savage.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
Would she not like to be a sovereign on the coasts of Iberia, surrounded by people who would admire her Athenian attainments?
Snnica|Vicente Blasco Ibez

British Dictionary definitions for Iberia

Iberia

/ (aɪˈbɪərɪə) /

noun

the Iberian Peninsula

an ancient region in central Asia, south of the Caucasus corresponding approximately to present-day Georgia

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