Iberian

American  

[ahy-beer-ee-uhn] / aɪˈbɪər i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Iberia in SW Europe, its inhabitants, or their language.

2. of or relating to ancient Iberia in the Caucasus or its inhabitants.

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noun

• Iberians
  plural

1. one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.

2. the language of the ancient Iberians of SW Europe, not known to be related to any other language.

3. one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Asia.

Iberian British  

/ aɪˈbɪərɪən /

noun

1. a member of a group of ancient Caucasoid peoples who inhabited the Iberian Peninsula in preclassical and classical times See also Celtiberian

2. a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula; a Spaniard or Portuguese

3. a native or inhabitant of ancient Iberia in the Caucasus

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adjective

1. denoting, or relating to the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula or of Caucasian Iberia

2. of or relating to the Iberian Peninsula, its inhabitants, or any of their languages

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• trans-Iberian
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Iberians
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Iberian

First recorded in 1595–1605; Iberi(a) + -an

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Example Sentences

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This supports the idea that the Iberian Peninsula, which includes present-day Spain and Portugal, served as an important refuge for prehistoric humans during some of the coldest conditions of the Ice Age.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

He wound up fleeing to Spain, then in the grip of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship, and spent the rest of his life in Iberian exile.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

It has been declared just once before, when a major power blackout affected the Iberian Peninsula last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The team focused on the Iberian Pyrite Belt in southwest Spain, a copper-mining region with 82 active or historic mines that generate more acid mine drainage than anywhere else in the world.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Yet counting all species together, there were still no more than perhaps a million humans living between the Indonesian archipelago and the Iberian peninsula, a mere blip on the ecological radar.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Authoritative, anecdote-rich and ardently written, Reyes’ books chronicle the all-too-obscure tale of the multitudes of Latinos, Latin Americans and a few Iberians who’ve shaped Hollywood since the silent era.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023

Most New Iberians grew up knowing his family, which arrived in south Louisiana in the late 1880s, during the first wave of Lebanese immigration to the United States.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2017

Josep Gombau’s Reds finished third in the A-League last season and their forward-thinking Iberians Sergio Cirio and Isaias have the know-how to get in behind opposition defences and cause a few headaches.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2015

Both were influenced by such 20th-century Iberians as Picasso and Miro, and share a folkloric quality.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2015

The earliest direct evidence is the account given by Strabo of the Iberians of ancient Spain.

From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley

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