Dictionary - Definition of Calpe


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. 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.[Wordnet].
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"Calpe" is a common misspelling or typo for: Cape, Clap, Claps, Calve, Culpa, Caliper, caple, Calpis, clape, Calipee, Caplet.

Date "Calpe" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1503. (references)

Specialty Definition: Calpe

Domain	Definition
Literature	1: Crests with opposing towers the splendid scene, 2: "Heaves up huge Abyla on Afric's sand, 3: Calpe (2 syl.). Calp and Abyla. The two pillars of Hercules. According to one account, these two were originally only one mountain, which Hercules tore asunder; but some say he piled up each mountain separately, and poured the sea between them. 4: Crowns with high Calp Europe's salient strand, 5: Darwin: Economy of Vegetation. 6: And pours from urns immense the sea between. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Wikipedic	Calpe (or Calp in Catalan) is a coastal town located in the comarca of La Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. According to the 2004 census, Calpe has a total population of 22,466 inhabitants, most of them foreigners. It has an area of 23.5 km2 and a population density of 855,45 inhab/km2. The city is located 60 km from the city of Alicante, lying at the foot of the Natural Park of Pe��n de Ifach, (Ifach Rock). (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. 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.[Wordnet].
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.		Top

Date "Calpe" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1503. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	1: Crests with opposing towers the splendid scene, 2: "Heaves up huge Abyla on Afric's sand, 3: Calpe (2 syl.). Calp and Abyla. The two pillars of Hercules. According to one account, these two were originally only one mountain, which Hercules tore asunder; but some say he piled up each mountain separately, and poured the sea between them. 4: Crowns with high Calp Europe's salient strand, 5: Darwin: Economy of Vegetation. 6: And pours from urns immense the sea between. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Wikipedic	Calpe (or Calp in Catalan) is a coastal town located in the comarca of La Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. According to the 2004 census, Calpe has a total population of 22,466 inhabitants, most of them foreigners. It has an area of 23.5 km2 and a population density of 855,45 inhab/km2. The city is located 60 km from the city of Alicante, lying at the foot of the Natural Park of Peñón de Ifach, (Ifach Rock). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top