name · noun · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈɡɪlbɚt/
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡɪlbət/
CMU ARPABET:G IH1 L B ER0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Searcy County, Arkansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Story County, Iowa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 12
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Mingo County, West Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 13
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bradley, Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 14
The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 15
United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Cass Gilbert
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: architect, designer
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noun
Meaning 16
English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: navigator
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noun
Meaning 17
English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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