| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Abyla" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Abyla
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Antiquities | Abyla or AbÄla. A mountain in Mauretania forming the eastern extremity of the African coast of the Fretum Gaditanum, or Strait of Gibraltar. This and Mt. Calpé, opposite to it, were called the Columns (or Pillars) of Hercules, from the legend that they were originally a single mountain, and had been torn asunder by Hercules. (references) | ||
| Literature | 1: Abyla A mountain in Africa, opposite Gibraltar. This, with Calpe in Spain, 16 m. distant, forms the pillars of Hercules. 2: Heaves up huge Abyla on Afric's sand, 3: Darwin: Economy of Vegetation. 4: Crowns with high Calpe Europe's salient strand." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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