I|be|ri|an

I|be|ri|an «y BIHR ee uhn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. of or having to do with Iberia, peninsula in southwestern Europe, or its people: »

Better be first, he [Julius Caesar] said, in a little Iberian village, Than be second in Rome (Longfellow).

2. having to do with the Iberian language.

3. of or having to do with ancient Iberia (south of the Caucasus in Asia) or its people.

–n.

1. a native or inhabitant of Iberia. The Basques are supposed to be descended from the ancient Iberians.

2. the language of ancient Iberia.

3. a member of a dark, long-headed race once inhabiting a great part of southern Europe and parts of northern Africa.