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NOUN (5)

1. a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns;
[syn: gilbert, Gb, Gi]

2. a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911);
[syn: Gilbert, 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: Gilbert, William Gilbert]

4. English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583);
[syn: Gilbert, Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert]

5. United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934);
[syn: Gilbert, Cass Gilbert]



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]


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 code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 55741
Gilbert, PA
  Zip code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 25621