Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GILBERTINE

n.One of a religious order, so named from Gilbert, lord of Sempringham, in Lincolnshire, England.

 

GILBERTINE

a.Belonging to the monastic order, mentioned above.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Gilbert

Gil bert |ˈgilbərt ˈɡɪlbərt | a town in southwestern Arizona, part of the Phoenix metropolitan area; pop. 216,449 (est. 2008 ).

 

Gilbert, Cass

Gil bert, Cass (1859 –1934 ) US architect. He designed the Woolworth building in New York City 1908 –13, the annex to the US Treasury building 1918 –19, and the US Supreme Court building 1935.

 

Gilbert, Sir Humphrey

Gil bert, Sir Humphrey |ˈgilbərt ˈgɪlbərt | ( c. 1539 –83 ), English explorer. He claimed Newfoundland for Elizabeth I in 1583.

 

Gilbert, Sir W. S.

Gil bert, Sir W. S. |ˈɡɪlbərt ˈgilbərt | (1836 –1911 ), English playwright; full name William Schwenck Gilbert. He is best known as a librettist who collaborated on light operas with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. Notable works: HMS Pinafore (1878 ), The Pirates of Penzance (1879 ), and The Mikado (1885 ).

 

Gilbert, William

Gil bert, William |ˈɡɪlbərt ˈgilbərt | (1544 –1603 ), English physician and physicist. He discovered how to make magnets and coined the term magnetic pole .

 

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Gil bert and El lice Is lands |ˈgilbərt and ˈeləs ˈɡɪlbərt ənd ˈɛləs ˌaɪləndz | a former British colony 1915 –75 in the central Pacific Ocean that consisted of two groups of islands: the Gilbert Islands, now a part of Kiribati, and the Ellice Islands, now Tuvalu.

 

Gilbertese

Gil ¦bert |ese |ˌgɪlbəˈtiːz | ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of the Gilbert Islands. 2 [ mass noun ] the Micronesian language spoken in the Gilbert Islands (see Kiribati ). ▶adjective relating to the Gilbert Islands.

 

Gilbert Islands

Gil bert Is lands a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean that forms part of Kiribati. The islands straddle the equator and lie immediately west of the International Date Line. They were formerly part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Gilbert

Gil bert |ˈgilbərt ˈɡɪlbərt | a town in southwestern Arizona, part of the Phoenix metropolitan area; pop. 216,449 (est. 2008 ).

 

Gilbert, Cass

Gil bert, Cass (1859 –1934 ) US architect. He designed the Woolworth building in New York City 1908 –13, the annex to the US Treasury building 1918 –19, and the US Supreme Court building 1935.

 

Gilbert, Sir Humphrey

Gil |bert |ˈgɪlbət | ( c. 1539 –83 ), English explorer. He claimed Newfoundland for Elizabeth I in 1583, but was lost when his ship foundered in a storm on the way home.

 

Gilbert, Sir W. S.

Gil |bert |ˈgɪlbət | (1836 –1911 ), English dramatist; full name William Schwenck Gilbert. He is best known as a librettist who collaborated on light operas with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. Notable works: HMS Pinafore (1878 ), The Pirates of Penzance (1879 ), and The Mikado (1885 ). DERIVATIVES Gilbertian adjective

 

Gilbert, William

Gil |bert |ˈgɪlbət | (1544 –1603 ), English physician and physicist. He discovered how to make magnets, and coined the term magnetic pole. His book De Magnete (1600 ) is an important early work on physics.

 

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Gil |bert and Ellice Islands a former British colony (1915 –75 ) in the central Pacific, consisting of two groups of islands: the Gilbert Islands, now a part of Kiribati, and the Ellice Islands, now Tuvalu.

 

Gilbertese

Gil ¦bert |ese |ˌgɪlbəˈtiːz | ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of the Gilbert Islands. 2 [ mass noun ] the Micronesian language spoken in the Gilbert Islands (see Kiribati ). ▶adjective relating to the Gilbert Islands.

 

Gilbert Islands

Gil |bert Is |lands a group of islands in the central Pacific, forming part of Kiribati. The islands straddle the equator and lie immediately west of the International Date Line. They were formerly part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. ORIGIN named by the British after Thomas Gilbert, an English adventurer who arrived there in 1788.

 

Duden Dictionary

Gilbert

Gil bert Eigenname |G i lbert |männlicher Vorname

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Gilbert

Gil bert /ɡɪ́lbə r t /名詞 1 ギルバート 〘男の名; ｟愛称 ｠Bert, Gil, Gillie, Gill 〙.2 ギルバート 〘Sir William S . ～, 1836 --1911; 英国の劇作家 〙.