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Pillars_of_Hercules

Pillars of Hercules

English

Proper noun

Pillars of Hercules

(historical) The two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar, and thus the western limit of the Mediterranean world.

Translations

two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar

Arabic:
Greek:
Ancient: Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι f pl ‎(Hērákleioi Stêlai)

Latin: Columnae Herculis f pl
Spanish: Columnas de Hércules f pl