Ancient Gibraltar. Calpe was one of the Pillars of Hercules at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.
Dictionary:
Cal·pe (kăl'pē)
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
colony of the United Kingdom located 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
Synonyms: Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar
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