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- DictionaryI·be·ri·an pen·in·su·la/īˈbirēən pəˈnins(ə)lə/
- 1. the extreme southwestern peninsula of Europe, containing present-day Spain and Portugal. It was colonized by Carthage until the third Punic War (149–146 bc), after which it came increasingly under Roman influence. It was invaded by the Visigoths in the 4th–5th centuries ad and by the Moors in the 8th century.
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The Iberian Peninsula (/ aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n /), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in South-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia. It is divided between Continental Portugal and Peninsular Spain, comprising most of the region, as well as Andorra, Gibraltar, and a small part of Southern France (French Cerdagne).
Morphologically, a notable feature in most varieties of Peninsular Spanish setting them apart from varieties from the Americas is the use of the pronoun vosotros (along with its oblique form os) and its corresponding verb forms for the second person plural familiar.
the area of land that consists of Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar, and part of France: His ancestors had been expelled from the Iberian Peninsula during the Spanish Inquisition. Many areas of the Iberian Peninsula are set to reach record temperatures today. The Iberian Peninsula is seen as the gateway to Europe.
