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Iberia

American  
[ahy-beer-ee-uh] / aɪˈbɪər i ə /

noun

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

  2. an ancient region south of the Caucasus in the Georgian Republic.


Iberia British  
/ aɪˈbɪərɪə /

noun

  1. the Iberian Peninsula

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Long-haul flights to Europe are mostly handled by Turkish Airlines and Spanish carrier Iberia.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Deutsche Lufthansa is down 3.45%, while Air France-KLM and IAG—owner of Iberia and British Airways among other airlines—fall 1.6% and 1.1%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Wizz Air gains the most, up 4.6%, followed by International Consolidated Airlines Group—which houses Iberia and British Airways—at 4.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

For southern Iberia and north-west Africa there may be a glimmer of hope.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Eratosthenes says that if the extent of the Atlantic Ocean were not an obstacle, we might easily pass by sea from Iberia to India....

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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