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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
gilbert \gilbert\ prop. n.
william schwenk gilbert, an english dramatist born at london
nov. 18, 1836. he is most famous for his collaborations with
sir arthur sullivan on a number of humorous light operas
which are known as "gilbert and sullivan operas". his first
play was "dulcamara" 1866. he also wrote "the palace of
truth" 1870, "pygmalion and galatea" 1871, "sweethearts"
1874, "engaged" 1877, "the mountebanks" 1891, and in
collaboration with sir a. sullivan who wrote the music, he
wrote "the sorcerer" 1877, "h. m. s. pinafore" 1878, "the
pirates of penzance" 1879, "patience" 1881, "iolanthe"
1883, "the mikado" 1885, "ruddygore" 1887, "the yeomen
of the guard" 1888, "the gondoliers" 1889, and "utopia,
limited" 1893. the light operas proved very popular and
continue to be performed over one hundred years later. he
also published other works.
century dict. 1906 +pjc
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
gilbert
n 1: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
syn: gb, gi
2: a librettist who was a collaborator with sir arthur sullivan
in a famous series of comic operettas 1836-1911 syn: william
gilbert, william s. gilbert, william schwenk gilbert,
sir william gilbert
3: english court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial
magnetism 1540-1603 syn: william gilbert
4: english navigator who in 1583 established in newfoundland
the first english colony in north america 1539-1583
syn: humphrey gilbert, sir humphrey gilbert
5: united states architect who influenced the development of
the skyscraper 1859-1934 syn: cass gilbert
see also:
gb gi william gilbert william s. gilbert william schwenk gilbert sir william gilbert
william gilbert humphrey gilbert sir humphrey gilbert cass gilbert
- [3] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
gilbert, ar town, fips 26800
location: 35.99019 n, 92.71821 w
population 1990: 43 26 housing units
area: 1.0 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
gilbert, az town, fips 27400
location: 33.33203 n, 111.76419 w
population 1990: 29188 10655 housing units
area: 70.3 sq km land, 0.7 sq km water
zip codes: 85234
gilbert, ia city, fips 30630
location: 42.10742 n, 93.64751 w
population 1990: 796 285 housing units
area: 2.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
gilbert, la village, fips 28940
location: 32.05062 n, 91.65537 w
population 1990: 704 272 housing units
area: 2.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 71336
gilbert, mn city, fips 23714
location: 47.49186 n, 92.46052 w
population 1990: 1934 940 housing units
area: 30.5 sq km land, 2.0 sq km water
zip codes: 55741
gilbert, pa
zip codes: 18331
gilbert, sc town, fips 29050
location: 33.92356 n, 81.39424 w
population 1990: 324 123 housing units
area: 5.4 sq km land, 0.2 sq km water
zip codes: 29054
gilbert, wv town, fips 30772
location: 37.61439 n, 81.86737 w
population 1990: 456 217 housing units
area: 2.6 sq km land, 0.2 sq km water
zip codes: 25621
- [4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
gilbert, az -- u.s. town in arizona
population 2000: 109697
housing units 2000: 37007
land area 2000: 42.956638 sq. miles 111.257178 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.239864 sq. miles 0.621246 sq. km
total area 2000: 43.196502 sq. miles 111.878424 sq. km
fips code: 27400
located within: arizona az, fips 04
location: 33.344439 n, 111.762411 w
zip codes 1990: 85234
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
gilbert, az
gilbert
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
gilbert, ar -- u.s. town in arkansas
population 2000: 33
housing units 2000: 29
land area 2000: 0.313892 sq. miles 0.812976 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.313892 sq. miles 0.812976 sq. km
fips code: 26800
located within: arkansas ar, fips 05
location: 35.991004 n, 92.716237 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
gilbert, ar
gilbert
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
gilbert, ia -- u.s. city in iowa
population 2000: 987
housing units 2000: 347
land area 2000: 0.825520 sq. miles 2.138087 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.825520 sq. miles 2.138087 sq. km
fips code: 30630
located within: iowa ia, fips 19
location: 42.105858 n, 93.645185 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
gilbert, ia
gilbert
- [7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
gilbert, sc -- u.s. town in south carolina
population 2000: 500
housing units 2000: 195
land area 2000: 2.265512 sq. miles 5.867648 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.062235 sq. miles 0.161188 sq. km
total area 2000: 2.327747 sq. miles 6.028836 sq. km
fips code: 29050
located within: south carolina sc, fips 45
location: 33.925492 n, 81.394531 w
zip codes 1990: 29054
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
gilbert, sc
gilbert
- [8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
gilbert, la -- u.s. village in louisiana
population 2000: 561
housing units 2000: 231
land area 2000: 0.978125 sq. miles 2.533331 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.978125 sq. miles 2.533331 sq. km
fips code: 28940
located within: louisiana la, fips 22
location: 32.049677 n, 91.660109 w
zip codes 1990: 71336
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
gilbert, la
gilbert
- [9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
gilbert, mn -- u.s. city in minnesota
population 2000: 1847
housing units 2000: 900
land area 2000: 11.790524 sq. miles 30.537315 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.791998 sq. miles 2.051266 sq. km
total area 2000: 12.582522 sq. miles 32.588581 sq. km
fips code: 23714
located within: minnesota mn, fips 27
location: 47.484711 n, 92.466221 w
zip codes 1990: 55741
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
gilbert, mn
gilbert
- [10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
gilbert, wv -- u.s. town in west virginia
population 2000: 417
housing units 2000: 227
land area 2000: 1.023101 sq. miles 2.649820 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.066622 sq. miles 0.172551 sq. km
total area 2000: 1.089723 sq. miles 2.822371 sq. km
fips code: 30772
located within: west virginia wv, fips 54
location: 37.614497 n, 81.867212 w
zip codes 1990: 25621
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
gilbert, wv
gilbert
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